The UN estimates more than 1.7 million have now left Ukraine. One of them is Olena Partow of Dallas. She was in Ukraine visiting her parents when Russia began its attack. While she and her mom were able to get out, her dad wanted to stay back to protect their home. “If I knew, I would’ve spent every day with him on my trip with him.”
The UN estimates more than 1.7 million have now left Ukraine. One of them is Olena Partow of Dallas. She was in Ukraine visiting her parents when Russia began its attack. While she and her mom were able to get out, her dad wanted to stay back to protect their home. "If I knew, I would’ve spent every day with him on my trip with him."The humanitarian crisis is growing in Ukraine as cities run out of food, water, heat and medicine.
The store’s owner is overwhelmed with donations such as food and clothes and is now just taking medical supplies and tactical gear. Palmer has been spending her days at Ukie Style Embroidery Art in North Dallas sorting donated items, packing them up and then shipping boxes straight to Lviv, Ukraine. All she can think about is her grandmother in Ukraine, who was 4 years old during World War II.Monday’s stack of boxes will be loaded onto the truck, bound for the airport.
A donated bag from a United States veteran sits in the middle of the pile. Inside was a military uniform and equipment. While Ukrainian civilians try to fight off the Russians, the country continues to battle a refugee crisis.