REPORTING ABOUT THAT
STAGGERING NUMBER OF REFUGEES
WHO HAVE FLED UKRAINE A
MILLION SO FAR. IT IS A
RAPIDLY GROWING HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS IN EUROPE. ONE
EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS IS LEADING
ITS OWN EVACUATION OPERATION
IN UKRAINE.
>> IT'S CALLED PROJECT DYNAMO.
A PRIVATELY RUN ORGANIZATION A
LARGELY MADE UP OF CURRENT AND
FORMER U.S. MILITARY AND ITS
RESCUED MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE
FROM UKRAINE. SO FAR.
THOUSANDS MORE, THOUGH.
>> ARE REQUESTING HELP.
JOINING US NOW IS PROJECT
DYNAMO, CO-FOUNDER BRIAN
STERN. BRIAN, GOOD MORNING TO
HAVE YOU WITH US. WE'RE GLAD
TO CHECK IN AGAIN WITH YOUR
ORGANIZATION. YOU'RE YOU'RE
NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR 6TH
RESCUE MISSION WHICH YOU NAMED
AFTER THE APOLLO MISSIONS. SO
TELL US, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING
THERE ON THE GROUND IN AND HOW
HAS IT CHANGED OVER THE LAST
WEEK.
>> FIRST TIME A REPORT THAT
WE'VE CONCLUDED OUR 6TH RESCUE
OPERATIONS SINCE YOU GUYS GOT
THE DATA WERE JUST SHORT, I
THINK OF A 100 PEOPLE THAT
WE'VE GOT NOT SO FAR WHEN WE
MAY ACTUALLY BE OVER A TO
START TRACKING IT. WHAT WE'RE
SEEING ON THE GROUND THIS IS
AN OPEN CUT. THIS IS OPEN WAR
ZONE. WE ARE IN CONFLICT HERE.
I'M LIKE ANY OTHER CONFLICT.
IT'S DANGEROUS. IT'S SCARY.
INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN
THE MIDDLE OF IT. THE SOLDIERS
ON EACH SIDE ARE FIGHTING IN
DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR
THEIR INTEREST. BUT THE
CIVILIANS ARE KIND OF CAUGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. AND
THAT'S THAT'S WE'RE TRYING TO
HELP.
>> NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF
CIVILIANS WHO ARE REQUESTING
HELP FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION
SAYS AROUND 2000 PEOPLE HAVE
REQUESTED EVACUATION. JUST TO
YOUR WEBSITE. I UNDERSTAND
THERE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS
BUT ALSO PEOPLE FROM THE U K
NIGERIA AFGHANISTAN, FRANCE
ELSEWHERE.
>> TELL US EXACTLY HOW THIS IS
WORKING. TELL US ABOUT THE
LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES YOU'RE
FACING. I MEAN, WE'RE JUST
SEEING THESE IMAGES OF TERROR
OF OF CONVOYS ON THE ROADS OF
OBVIOUSLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
THE CITY'S. HOW IS THIS
WORKING THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
GET PEOPLE OUT. SO MANY
PEOPLE. AND IN FACT, ANDERSON,
EVEN SOME OF THEM WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS. HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS
AND KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE.
>> IT'S PROJECT. DYNAMO WAS
FORMED IN THE THE SHADOWS ARE
IN THE MIDDLE OF AFTER THE
EVACUATION OF AFGHANISTAN IN
KABUL. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF
LESSONS LEARNED. WE'VE BEEN AT
I DIDN'T THINK WOULD BE THAT.
WE I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT THAT
WOULD BE OUT OF THIS LONG. BUT
WE HAVE BEEN AND WE WE HAVE
SOME REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
GOOD TACTICS. TACTICS,
TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES THAT
THAT ENSURE TO THE GREAT
EXTENT POSSIBLE SAFETY. THIS
IS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
AGAIN, IT'S THE DATA IT
CHANGES CONSTANTLY WHERE WE'RE
DRIVING STEADILY 29,000
REQUESTS. VERY, VERY, VERY
QUICKLY. WE ARE WE ARE WITH
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUSY. WE'RE
DOING OPERATIONS WERE RUNNING
AGAIN AND WE'RE DOING WE NEED
TO DO SO. THE THE LOGISTICS DO
THESE THINGS IS FUNDAMENTALLY
DIFFERENT THAN AFGHANISTAN. I
CAN'T USE AIRCRAFT. THERE'S A
LOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCES IN
THINGS THEY CAN'T DO. BUT
THERE'S OTHER THINGS THEY CAN
DO AS AN EXAMPLE. THE
NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
>> OF UKRAINE HAVE THOSE
BORDERS ARE OPEN AND THEY'VE
BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY GENEROUS.
I WAS IN ROMANIA YESTERDAY.
>> AND THE UKRAINIAN FOLKS AND
THE ROMANIAN BORDER FOLKS ARE
DOING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH
IT WITH A TRULY OVERWHELMING
SITUATION IN THE U.S. STATE
DEPARTMENT IS THEY'RE
DEFINITELY IN IT TO WIN IT.
SO. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT
WHILE IT IS A TERRIBLE
SITUATION AND IT IS HARD AND
IT'S LONG AND FRUSTRATING AND
ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO A
CRISIS. I'M VERY HAPPY TO
REPORT THAT EVERYONE IS
DEFINITELY ROWING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION. THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> REALLY A FOOD SITUATION.
9,000 REQUESTS AROUND A 100
PEOPLE RESCUED. SO FAR YOU'RE
INSPIRING A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH
THIS MESSAGE, PEOPLE WHO ARE
WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW MIGHT
BE WONDERING HOW CAN THEY
HELP.
>> YEAH. THE TO THE 2 THINGS
THAT WE NEED IS A NUMBER ONE.
IF IF YOU DO NEED HELP, IF YOU
ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE FROM
US IN UKRAINE. PLEASE GO TO
OUR WEBSITE PROJECT. DYNAMO,
DOT ORG. AND THERE'S A FORM
THERE'S A BUTTON. YOU PUT THE
FORM IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, I
WE CAN'T FIND YOU. AND IF WE
CAN FIND YOU, I CAN PULL YOU
OUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,
THAT THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
LIKES TO PLAY CYBER GAMES AND
STUFF AND TURN OFF EMAIL AND
COMMUNICATION CELL PHONES. THE
OTHER THING IS PLEASE DONATE.
PLEASE DONATE WERE DONOR
FUNDED EVERY DOLLAR, EVERY
DOLLAR HELPS EVERY DOLLAR YOU
GIVE GOES SAVING A LIFE. NONE
OF US TO PAY THE BOND HERE.
PLEASE DONATE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU
FOR THE UPDATE. THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING WILL
CONTINUE TO CHECK IN WITH YOU.
BE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING
BASING SEEING THOSE SELFIES OF
PEOPLE SMILING US ARE RESCUING
THEM FROM A SITUATION LIKE
THIS IS JUST REALLY SO