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Ukraine war: The Canadian ‘suburban mom’ arming Ukraine against Russia

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Kate McKenna starts her days much like the other parents on her street. She drives her kids to school and returns to her bungalow on a cul-de-sac south of Vancouver.

But once she sits at her kitchen counter, pours coffee and opens her laptop, she becomes a global weapons supplier, helping the Ukrainian military fight off the Russian invasion.

A volunteer with United24, a non-profit organization established by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, McKenna is one of many supporters around the world helping arm Ukraine.

Read more: Art heist at the Louvre of Kherson: Russia’s war on Ukrainian identity Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists She has tracked down armoured vehicles, missile defence systems and drones – whatever Ukraine needs to repel President Vladimir Putin’s forces. “Kate is doing an incredible job for Ukraine,” said an advisor to Ukraine’s deputy prime minister.

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