Leaving San Diego last night, videographer Jonathan Brook said he is on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid and rescue his in-laws, sheltered in his apartment in Kyiv.
He said shell blasts could be heard on video calls when his in-laws communicate with his wife.
Brook, a humanitarian videographer, carries about ten military duffel bags filled with items that Ukrainian rescuers could use.
He explained that he is traveling to Warsaw, Poland, where he will join a humanitarian aid caravan that will arrive at the Ukrainian border.
Following his arrival at the Ukrainian border, Brook said he plans to assist in humanitarian work while he figures out how he could meet with his in-laws to bring them to San Diego.
This week, Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, is the target of heavy Russian bombardment. Still, news reports indicate that some two million residents refuse or have been unable to leave the city, which is heroically resisting the Russian siege.
Brook and her wife have social media contacts to help her parents get closer to the Polish border, where Jonathan Brook could find them.
The Ukrainian couple could enter the United States with a humanitarian permit that exempts them from the Title 42 measure.
They will be able to stay in the country for at least a year and a half. Because of that, President Joe Biden’s administration grants Ukrainians TPS or Status of Temporary Protection against deportations.
