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Help Alexei get back to civilian life: housing deposit and training

After fourteen years of service, Alexei is raising funds for a trained service dog and handler course.

🇺🇦 Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine423 views
Alexei Oleksandr Osipov
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Kharkiv
I served fourteen years in the navy and was discharged in 2024 with a service-related knee injury. I have been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote I have comes to $900. I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing. I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden. Where the $900 goes: • Training provider fees: $360 • Housing deposit and first month: $350 • Transport to appointments: $45 • Essential household items: $145 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

Updates from Alexei

  1. We're at 6% thanks to 3 of you. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Update from Kharkiv: we've started the first stage. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Small update. $25 so far, I made the first payment toward training provider fees.

  • Débora Bruna Ramos 🇧🇷 · $13

    “Wishing you the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Rio de Janeiro”

  • Mónica T. Rivera 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Ryan W. Fuller 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Robert Wiktor Michalak 🇬🇧 · $25

Reviews

3.3(9 reviews)

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    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

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  • Serge Kévin FontaineQuestionPhoto verified

    how is Alexei doing now?

    • Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. Love from Abbottabad.

      • Wishing you peace, Alexei. Hope this works out for you

        • Bappy SenID verified

          Keep going. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Çankaya.

          • Sending strength. Hope you get there. Love from Pune.

            • Sergio Stefano DonatiPhoto verified

              Hope things get better soon, Alexei. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Ciudad de México

              • Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out!

                • Victor L. SantosID verified

                  Wishing you peace, Alexei. This could happen to any of us. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too!

                  • Hope it all works out, Alexei. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings

                    • Sending strength, Alexei. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                      • Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Christchurch so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Bangkok.

                        • It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Kharkiv

                          • You're not alone, Alexei. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Saket.

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