Artist Charlie Hewitt said light is how we see each other.
Ukraine
Local worshippers, Ukrainian refugees stand in solidarity for ‘720 Days of Resistance’
Prayers for peace and Ukrainian stories and songs filled the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Sunday as the community and several Ukrainian refugees stood in solidarity for 720 Days of Resistance.
Three Ukrainian soldiers. Two years of war. How their lives changed.
Here are the stories of three Ukrainians who enlisted on Feb. 24, 2022, after two years on the battlefield.
Portland-based nonprofit has sent $5 million of medical supplies to Ukraine
Partners for World Health repurposes unused medical supplies that would otherwise be thrown away from New England health care facilities, manufacturers and individuals.
Lewiston officials and artist Charlie Hewitt sending ‘Hopeful’ sign to Ukraine
Hewitt said it’s a small gesture of solidarity with the Ukrainian people as the war stretches into a third year.
Thousands of Ukrainians live in agony and uncertainty as they search for their missing loved ones
The latest figures from the National Police show that more than 30,000 people have been reported missing in Ukraine during two years of war.
Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
Ukrainian media carried footage purportedly showing a massive fire that erupted when the big warplane crashed in the Krasnodar region on the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov.
U.S., Europe pile new sanctions on Russia for Ukraine war anniversary, Navalny death
The U.S. Treasury plans to impose more than 500 new sanctions in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Biden wants people to know most of the money he’s seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the U.S.
As President Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds would actually be going to U.S. factories, like a munitions plant set to open this summer in a gleaming new industrial park in suburban Dallas.
Lewiston basilica to host solidarity gathering for Ukraine
720 Days of Resistance will feature traditional Ukrainian culture with a bake sale and silent auction to help fund a response vehicle and medical kits.