Posted on Mar 3, 2022
Seattle area prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees
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Community groups in the Pacific Northwest say they’re ready to help resettle Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.
The United Nations says at least 874,000 people have left Ukraine for neighboring countries, as of Tuesday.
Yuriy Zaremba, who immigrated to the Seattle-area, has had trouble contacting family members living in western Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began last week, internet connections there have been spotty and unreliable.
“Really the only information that we're getting is just something along the lines of, ‘We're still alive,’” Zaremba said during a phone interview.
Zaremba is a community advocate at the Ukrainian Community Center of Washington in Renton. He described the images of explosions and bloodshed in Ukrainian cities as “utter horror.”
The United Nations says at least 874,000 people have left Ukraine for neighboring countries, as of Tuesday.
Yuriy Zaremba, who immigrated to the Seattle-area, has had trouble contacting family members living in western Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began last week, internet connections there have been spotty and unreliable.
“Really the only information that we're getting is just something along the lines of, ‘We're still alive,’” Zaremba said during a phone interview.
Zaremba is a community advocate at the Ukrainian Community Center of Washington in Renton. He described the images of explosions and bloodshed in Ukrainian cities as “utter horror.”
Seattle area prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Is the US ready to welcome refugees from Ukraine?
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war crisis, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki on Thursday said that the United States is ready to welcome refugees from the war-torn country. According to Psaki, the US is expecting that most refugees will want to go to Europe in neighbouring countries."
"Is the US ready to welcome refugees from Ukraine?
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war crisis, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki on Thursday said that the United States is ready to welcome refugees from the war-torn country. According to Psaki, the US is expecting that most refugees will want to go to Europe in neighbouring countries."
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Posted 2 y ago
Doubt we see the numbers that Europe does but why wouldn't we be ready. We already have quite a large community of Ukrainians in the US.
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874,000, yet the Russians claim they are being blocked by their government from leaving
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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SP5 Dennis Loberger The Good thing about the Pacific Northwest, Plenty of Russian Speakers, Ukrainians should Fit Right In!
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