Posted on Oct 15, 2023
How one Ukrainian family finds refuge in Southern Oregon for their children’s future
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Everything changed for Olena Zhyvotovska and her husband, Misha Zhyvotovskyi, on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia began an all-out assault on the southeastern port city of Mariupol, where they lived. Olena was getting ready to take her two kids, Kostia and Andrew, to school that day.
“I got a message from the teacher that said, ‘Don’t worry, everything will be good, just maybe for safety, stay at home,’” she said at her new home in Ashland, a city of more than 21,000 residents situated in southwestern Oregon’s Rogue Valley region.
Soon, Olena and Misha could hear bombs falling all around them.
“There were terrible sounds, it was 24 hours a day,” said Olena. “And we stayed there for 24 days, we lived there without light, without internet, without water, without food, without everything — people just survived.”
“I got a message from the teacher that said, ‘Don’t worry, everything will be good, just maybe for safety, stay at home,’” she said at her new home in Ashland, a city of more than 21,000 residents situated in southwestern Oregon’s Rogue Valley region.
Soon, Olena and Misha could hear bombs falling all around them.
“There were terrible sounds, it was 24 hours a day,” said Olena. “And we stayed there for 24 days, we lived there without light, without internet, without water, without food, without everything — people just survived.”
How one Ukrainian family finds refuge in Southern Oregon for their children’s future
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The program that Olena and Misha came to the U.S. under allows them to stay for one more year. They’re looking at applying for temporary protected status under the U.S. immigration service to extend their stay further. The status is granted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for migrants who are unable to safely return to their countries of origin.
On Saturday, Uniting for Ukraine is holding a benefit concert at Grizzly Peak Winery from 1-5 p.m. The concert features a local Ukrainian singing troupe, and proceeds from the event go towards the Ukrainian families who’ve come here."
..."The program that Olena and Misha came to the U.S. under allows them to stay for one more year. They’re looking at applying for temporary protected status under the U.S. immigration service to extend their stay further. The status is granted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for migrants who are unable to safely return to their countries of origin.
On Saturday, Uniting for Ukraine is holding a benefit concert at Grizzly Peak Winery from 1-5 p.m. The concert features a local Ukrainian singing troupe, and proceeds from the event go towards the Ukrainian families who’ve come here."
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