David Jacobs’ maternal grandmother was Ukrainian.
Since 2022, he has made 19 trips delivering aid to the front line and assisting in recovering casualties.
“It’s wonderful to see the kind of resilience of the Ukrainians, you know their incredible can-do attitude and of course they’re very appreciative of the aid,” he said.
“But obviously it’s terrible seeing all the destruction and the suffering, now the weariness of people.
“Its so unnecessary and such a waste of life and of resources, but they’re not going to give up because if they do they lose their country and they’re fighting for their families.”