They fled their apartment in Kyiv on the day Russia invaded, and they are now raising money to buy vans for humanitarian volunteers.
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Vendors, musicians, support Ukrainian refugees at Augusta event
Some Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn county have been arriving in Maine, and others are on their way.
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Maine Voices: Putin invokes demons to justify war against Ukraine
His rhetoric and its historical ties to mass violence stir grave concerns about what the future holds for the Ukrainian people.
Posted inNation & World
‘We pray for you’: Ukrainian Jews mark Passover, if they can
Rabbi Moshe Azman doesn’t know how many Jewish people have been killed in Russia’s invasion, but on Friday he buried one more.
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Bodies of more than 900 civilians found in Kyiv region, police report
Moscow is promising to increase missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, following Russia’s stinging loss of its flagship in the Black Sea.
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Ukraine’s port of Mariupol holds out against all odds
Ukrainian troops continue to fight the vastly superior Russian forces in ferocious battles amid the ruins of what once was a bustling city.
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Wilton church urges others to join Ukrainian relief efforts
Churches, organizations and individuals are being invited to join Ukrainian relief efforts underway sponsored by the First Congregational Church in Wilton during April.
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Russia’s damaged Black Sea flagship sinks in latest setback
The news of the flagship’s damage overshadowed Russian claims of advances in the southern port city of Mariupol, where they have been battling the Ukrainians since the early days of the invasion.
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UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, prices were already on the rise, ‘but the war has made a bad situation worse,’ U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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Biden approves $800 million in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine
The aid to besieged Ukraine includes artillery systems, artillery rounds and armored personnel carriers.