Vlad Bondarchuk (Bonder-chook) is in his second year as student manager for the Wichita State volleyball team. He grew up in Smila (Smee-la), a Ukranian city of around 66,000 in the Central region of the country.
Bondarchuk has family and friends in Ukraine and joins the podcast to talk about the Russian invasion, how he is handling this time and how people can help refugees in Ukraine.
You can donate by contacting Vlad at vlad.bon21@gmail.com.
Bondarchuk is a junior at Wichita State, majoring in accounting and management information systems.