Cincinnati's Ukrainian Festival returns this weekend. Organizers hope for the same support as...

Cincinnati's Ukrainian Festival was a success last year. More than $45,000 was raised during the cultural celebration to buy medical equipment for hospitals in Kharkiv, the Queen City's sister city,

That success came at a time when support from the American people for Ukraine was generally high, and the war received plenty of coverage in media. Organizers are optimistic about the celebration possibly reigniting more local support for the war-torn country.

Oksana Sergeenkova is from Cincinnati's Ukrainian National Women's League. She started the festival. She says as the war has dragged on, she noticed people's interest in the conflict has dipped significantly. That's understandable, she says, since it's happening on the other side of the world.