Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, about 7 million Ukrainians have been refugees, according to the UN.
The House of Ukraine has provided assistance to a few of those displaced families in San Diego County.
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As soon as the war with Russia started, Oksana Mushchenko and her husband, Anatolii Bovtruk, left Ukraine with their two sons. Mark, Mick’s younger brother, is eight years old, and Mick is sixteen now.
First and foremost, I am a mother to my sons, and I hope they have a bright future,” Oksana stated. She has secured employment as a teacher’s aide in a special education classroom since coming with her family. Her spouse is retired.
Reports from Friday’s summit between Russian President Putin and President Trump were shown to the family in Anchorage. They also recall the Oval Office’s earlier this year denunciation of Ukrainian President Zelensky.
It hurts so much. Given what transpired with my president (in the Oval Office), it’s quite frightening. My gosh! It isn’t equal. “It’s unfair,” she remarked.
Mark, the youngest kid, is a successful third-grader who loves animals and insects and has become fluent in English. He looks after a tank of fish, a huge frog, a turtle, and a hamster. “I want to be a zoologist when I grow up,” stated.
Mick, the older brother, excelled in high school and received a prize for his proficiency in English. With his school band, he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York thanks to his clarinet skills. He’s a guitarist as well.
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He is dedicated to doing good deeds for his community and was a founding member of the HPR Knights organization, which supports cultural diversity and aids the underprivileged.
No matter how sad or sad I am about my friends or my nation, I will eventually have to move on. “I must do something,” Mick remarked.
