Music and Morale in a Country at War

The charity has helped support artists like Serhiy, a drummer who is now serving in the Ukrainian Army, by raising money to buy an S.U.V. for him and his unit.

Serhiy said the stresses of combat near Bakhmut had spurred him to listen to old, and eclectic, favorites, including funk, jazz and rock. He was never without his drumsticks, he said, playing on his legs, even when he was serving in a frontline bunker.

Source – NY Times