The United Nations reports almost 7 million Ukrainians are refugees since the Russian invasion in February 2022.

Some of those displaced families have been supported here in San Diego County through the House of Ukraine .

Oksana Mushchenko and her husband Anatolii Bovtruk left Ukraine with their two sons as soon as the war with Russia began. Mick is now 16, and his younger brother, Mark, is 8.

“First, I am a mom for my sons, and I want to see a big, great future for them," Oksana said. Since arriving with her family, she has gotten a job as a teacher's assistant in a class for children with special needs. Her husband is retired.

The family saw reports from Friday’s summit in Anchorage with President Trump and Russian president Putin. They also remember the condemnation of Ukrainian

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