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Kolya Koretskyy and his family stand outside their house in Kent, where they were relocated from Ukraine.

Kolya Project helps war refugees find a home in Kent

Lindsay Collier, Reporter September 8, 2024

The founders of the Kolya Project have helped relocate war refugees from Ukraine to Kent since the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated in 2022.  Becky Gibson met Kolya Koretskyy when her and her...

Russian missile strikes near Zelensky and Greek PM’s convoy in Odesa

CNN -- A Russian missile that killed five people in the Black Sea port city of Odesa on Wednesday landed just 500 meters from a convoy carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...

The university's library sits near Risman Plaza on campus.

University reflects on Russo-Ukrainian war with ‘Stand With Ukraine Through Film: The Guide’ event

Elaina Matricardi, Reporter February 24, 2024

With the second-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaching, several Kent State departments highlighted the history of the invasion through a screening of Ukrainian-made film “The...

Russia and Ukraine exchange air attacks after sinking of Russian warship

Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Seb Shukla, CNN February 15, 2024

CNN -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged air attacks on Thursday, with Moscow targeting cities across Ukraine and Kyiv striking the Russian border city of Belgorod, one day after Kyiv...

Ukrainian refugee finds new beginning following move to United States

Luke Gehm, Reporter February 1, 2024

Editor’s note: Inaccurate information on where Brock found aid following her move to the United States was removed from the article. In February 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Olga...

President Joe Biden, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Getty Images/FILE)

Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread

Stephen Collinson, CNN December 5, 2023

CNN -- Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grim bet that America and the West will tire of his brutal war before he does is looking better by the day. Nearly seven weeks after President Joe Biden asked...

Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out

Erika Kinetz, AP News November 27, 2023

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s...

One of the slides displayed from Bohush's discussion during the PRSSA event Monday

PRSSA gains insight into working in Ukraine as a PR specialist

Sarah Petrovich, Reporter October 24, 2023

Editors Note: Both MacPaw's website and employee amount were published initially incorrectly, and both have been corrected. We've also included an additional link to the MacPaw Foundation, where donations...

U.S. Central Command supported maritime operations conducted by partner naval forces that resulted in the seizure of advanced weapons during an interdiction in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 15. (US Department of Defense)

Exclusive: US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine

Natasha Bertrand, CNN October 4, 2023

CNN -- The US will transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, in a move that could help to alleviate some of the critical shortages facing the Ukrainian military...

Ukraine says strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet HQ left dozens dead and wounded ‘including senior leadership’

Maria Kostenko, Tim Lister and Sophie Tanno, CNN September 23, 2023

CNN -- Ukraine said Saturday its bold strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol had left dozens dead and wounded “including senior...

Poland says it will stop arming Ukraine. How did we get here – and what does it mean for the war?

Rob Picheta, CNN September 21, 2023

CNN -- One of Ukraine’s closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe’s strategic relationship with the country as it...

Lydia Lisowsky and her cousin Paul, both with Ukrainian roots. (Courtesy of Lydia Lisowsky)

How Kent State students, faculty are helping to support Ukraine

Ashley Caudill, Reporter May 4, 2023

Lydia Lisowsky’s grandparents migrated from Ukraine to the U.S. during World War II. She grew up speaking fluent Ukrainian, practicing the culture and attending Ukrainian schools in the area. Now, she...