On the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, Kelowna will host an unusual museum — one with haunting streets and stories you can step inside.

You can stand in the safety of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church parish hall at 1933 Barlee Road on Saturday, 1-7 p.m., and walk down Ukrainian streets reduced to rubble by Russian missiles, bombs and drones.

Stick on a pair of virtual-reality goggles and “visit” Ukraine and see the destruction caused by Russian attacks. Conflict a world away is now in your head. You see — and feel — what headlines can’t convey.

You will also be able to see the war through the eyes and art work of Ukrainian children who face horror — and death — every day.

“Each piece is created by individual children, who lived in these destroyed homes in the war-torn East and

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