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Ukrainian refugees taken in by Philadelphia church share harrowing story of escape from war-torn homeland

PHILADELPHIA - A Ukrainian cathedral in Northern Liberties is offering sanctuary to two women who fled their war-torn homeland of Ukraine as the Russian invasion continues. Alla Pukhtetska and Veronika Matviienko arrived at the Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral Wednesday night after being picked up by Vice President and Choir Director Susan Guz, and Bishop Lukeat JFK Airport. They will live in the rectory of the church and are likely to be joined by others as church member have raised $20,000 to help refugees.The women lived in Kiev and worked together in a cathedral there. They told FOX 29's Jeff Cole that they feared they would be killed in the bombardment of the city."I was afraid not to have time to escape," Pukhtetska said.

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Local church welcomes first Ukrainian refugees to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia church is ready to welcome the first Ukrainian refuges to the city after a treacherous journey to escape their war-torn homeland. St. Nicholas Patriarchal Orthodox Church in North Philadelphia will welcome Alla and Veronika Tuesday night. The woman walked 450 miles from Kiev to Warsaw, Poland to escape the war. Vice President and Choir Director Susan Guz, and Bishop Luke traveled to JFK Airport to pick up the women.

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Delaware County bartender crafts fundraiser for Ukraine refugees

WAYNE, Pa. - A local bartender concocted a way to help Ukrainian refugees after he was inspired by a connection he made with a Ukrainian woman and her young daughter. A week before Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, Sam Whitaker hired Vika, a Ukrainian woman, to design a web page for a project he was working on. Days later, Vika and her 5-year-old daughter fled to Italy to stay with relatives as Russian forces pillaged Ukraine.Sam managed to stay in touch with Vika during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Mosque sheltering more than 80 people shelled in Mariupol

A Ukranian serviceman walks towards the front line in the city of Irpin, northern Ukraine, on March 12, 2022. - Russian forces are positioned around Kiev on March 12, 2022 and are "blocking" Mariupol, where thousands of people are suffering a devasta The West has ramped up economic pressure on Russia, as the U.S.

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Local Ukrainian-American heads to homeland to help refugees besieged by war

PHILADELPHIA - A Ukrainian-American woman from Philadelphia boarded a plane to Romania on Friday night with the goal of reaching Ukraine to help evacuate women and children besieged by war.Svetlana Tikhonov is the founder of Quadrat Academy, a Montessori middle and high school in Northern Liberties. Her school has been collecting supplies for Ukrainian refugees. Tikhonov is personally collecting monetary donations through givebutter.com with a plan to use the funding on the front lines."We’re bringing the money there, and I’m going to hopefully provide supplies: medical aid, housing, anything we need to do not he ground," Tikhonov said. The husband of a Ukrainian woman shared the story of his wife's harrowing escape from her war-torn homeland as Vladimir Putin's Russian army commenced a full-fledged invasion two weeks ago.Tikhonov grew up in Kiev and left Ukraine with her family when she was 14.

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‘Freedom convoy’ forums find new focus: disinformation about Russia-Ukraine war

As the tire tracks fade from the so-called “freedom convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa streets, some of the Telegram forums devoted to the convoy have taken up the torch of a new cause: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Confidence remains high among Ukraine resistance as Russian invasion continues

PHILADELPHIA - Ukraine's resistance fighters continue to hold strong against a full-scale invasion from Russia, but a member of parliament on the front lines says they still need help amid another day of bombardment. Russian troops have been advancing slowly on the capital city of nearly 3 million people. On Monday, a military convoy consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks, artillery and support vehicles was no more than 17 miles (25 kilometers) from the city center, according to satellite imagery from the Maxar company.It was believed earlier Monday to be 17 miles (25 kilometers) long, but additional satellite imagery showed it stretching for 40 miles.

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Column: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko join fellow Ukrainian boxers in fight against Russian invasion

FILE - Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko (L) and his brother and former Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko (R) speak to the press during visit to a volunteers recruitment centre in Kiev on Feb. 2, 2022.

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Unvaccinated Bayern star to miss rest of the year with Covid complications

Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich has been ruled out of action for the remainder of the year after suffering side effects caused by Covid-19.The 26-year-old admitted in October that he had chosen not to be vaccinated against the virus but ended up testing positive last month.Kimmich missed the 2-1 defeat to Augsburg after coming into contact with someone who was positive, before sitting out as the German giants cruised past the likes of Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund, Dynamo Kiev and Barcelona.And while his quarantine period ended on Wednesday, Bayern’s official Twitter account confirmed on Thursday that the 2017 German player of the year was set to miss the rest of 2021’s action.Kimmich announced on his Instagram that the coronavirus

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Katie Price's son Harvey safe at home after Covid jab reaction as she urges others to have theirs

Katie Price and her son Harvey are delighted he got home from hospital after he became ill following his Covid jab. Katie, 42, rushed the 18 year old to casualty after Harvey complained he wasn't feeling rightShe told fans on Instagram that Harvey was now 'safe and well' and the reaction was nothing to worry about, as she urged other to get the jab.Katie wrote: "Thank you for all your kind messages and best wishes for Harvey, he is home safe and well."After asking Harvey why he went to hospital, he said: "I wasn't feeling right".Katie added: "So guys Harvey is obviously home and is safe and on form today."She then laughed "What did you ask for at 4 o'clock this morning? You tell me.

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Woman strips off to use knickers as face mask after shop worker refuses to serve her

A woman has been filmed stripping off to use her knickers as a face mask after being told she will not be served until she is wearing a face covering.

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Coronavirus: Ban on foreigners entering Ukraine leaves surrogate babies stranded

KIEV — Lying in rows of cots in a small hotel on the outskirts of Kiev, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus lockdown is preventing parents from the United States, Europe and elsewhere from collecting them.

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Babies born to surrogates stranded in Kiev hotel after borders closed

More than 100 babies born to surrogate mothers have been stranded in Ukraine as their foreign parents cannot collect them due to border closures imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.

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Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius contacts FIFA in attempt to cancel contract

Loris Karius has reportedly complained to FIFA over unpaid wages from Besiktas and wants to end his loan spell at the club.

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Chernobyl wildfire smoke reaches Kiev making it 'world's most polluted city'

A wildfire raging through the forest surrounding the nuclear disaster zone in Chernobyl has sent a toxic cloud of smoke into Kiev as shown in a grim video.

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Loris Karius confirms Jurgen Klopp contact with Besiktas loan deal set to end

Loris Karius says he's been keeping in touch with Jurgen Klopp ahead of a key summer in the goalkeeper's career.

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Chernobyl radiation levels skyrocket as forest fires surround power plant

Forest fires near the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl have seen radiation spike to 16 times its normal levels.

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'Dear Elon': Ukraine takes up Tesla chief's ventilator offer via Twitter

KIEV: Ukraine has taken to Twitter to ask Elon Musk to send it ventilators after the billionaire chief executive of Tesla Inc offered to ship them across the world during the coronavirus pandemic.

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