There has been an outpouring of support around New Jersey to help the people of Ukraine, through donations and volunteering at drives set up by everyone from Ukrainian immigrants to lifelong New Jerseyans.
Sasha Chmerkovskiy organized a donation drive, named Baranova 27, in honor of his old address in Ukraine. Hundreds of donations are landing in Fort Lee, where a landlord gave Chmerkovskiy free space for six weeks, and city employees are helping to unload trucks. Volunteers were originally working eight-hour days but there have been so many donations, he says they might need people around the clock.
In Clifton, the Fire Department is collecting equipment for Ukrainian firefighters. Firefighter Oleg Skachko, who was born in Ukraine, said he was afraid that firefighters there might have to work in street clothes due to dwindling supplies of equipment and resources.
