Hello @patricklancaster, it's a pleasure to steem you! I'll now follow your reports - although the title and the first part of this post excessively emphasize the monetary component of Steemit/DTube (that's important, of course, but never may be one of the first motivations to take part in the community ;-)).
By the way, the location you mention, "Donetsk People's Republic", somehow brings a hint about the fact you're covering the war from the independentist Russian-speaking point of view. Is it the case? (not telling it's wrong to do so, hehe)