Deborah Richardson
Long-serving former Victoria Police officer who worked undercover and survived the Russell Street bombing; later fostered a child from Chernobyl and led humanitarian efforts delivering knitted 'Uri bears' to children in Ukraine.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 52min
How a boy named Yuri saved me from the trauma of a bomb blast
Deborah Richardson, a long-serving former Victoria Police officer who survived the Russell Street bombing and later fostered a Chernobyl child, talks about undercover policing and the risks she faced. She recalls the blast and its aftermath. Decades later she reconnects with that foster son in wartime Ukraine, delivering knitted 'Uri bears' and finding unexpected healing.
