When Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the world watched as people packed up their lives to flee to neighboring countries. They left with little to no belongings, and now their lives are completely different. Anna and her 15-year-old son Nazar are refugees staying in a...
Several months ago, Maryna and her grandchildren watched as Russian forces invaded their village just outside Bucha, Ukraine. “We woke up, and the buildings were on fire,” Maryna recalled. Everything they once knew and loved was gone in a heartbeat. In the month that...
With so many refugees fleeing Ukraine, neighboring countries like Hungary, Romania, and Poland have had to get creative. Seminaries and shopping malls have transformed into refugee centers, churches have been converted into clothing banks, and individuals have even...
News outlets and social media platforms may be shifting their attention away from the invasion of Ukraine, but I can’t. Ever since my recent trips to Eastern Europe, the conversations I had with refugees pouring out of Ukraine have been playing on repeat in my mind. I...
Nothing brings people together like shared trauma. That’s what happened to these families. After meeting at a refugee center in Romania, these Ukrainians decided to stay together … and now they’re just trying to help each other survive. Left to right: Elena, Helen,...