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Russia\u2019s brutal invasion of Ukraine may seem like a world away for most Americans \u2013 but for one Marymount University<\/a> student, who was born in Ukraine and has family members scattered across the country, it hits much too close to home.<\/p>\n

Senior Graphic and Media Design major<\/a> A.C. asked for his full name to be withheld due to threats against his own and his family\u2019s safety. An American citizen since moving to the U.S. as a child, he has numerous Ukrainian family members whose homes are in the capital city of Kiev and the country\u2019s second-largest city, Kharkiv, both of which have been prime targets of the Russian assault.<\/p>\n

He recently returned to Marymount\u2019s campus after journeying to both Poland and Ukraine during the University\u2019s spring break, as he strived to help his family flee the destruction caused by a crisis that has led millions of refugees to leave their homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot worse of a situation than even what\u2019s being shown on TV. When I was in Lviv, every five to 10 minutes the sirens would go off, warning anyone and everyone to find shelter or evacuate,\u201d A.C. said. \u201cNear the edge of Lviv, I saw several bodies just laying outside buildings because there aren\u2019t really any spots right now to bury victims. It was all very nerve-wracking.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some of A.C.\u2019s family were successfully evacuated westward and are temporarily resettled in Poland\u2019s capital of Warsaw, other family members currently in Kiev have refused to leave their home country and are determined to brave an uncertain and dangerous future as Russian troops seek to encircle the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cI pleaded with them, begged them to leave\u2026told them, \u2018you will die if you stay here.\u2019 While I admire their patriotism for Ukraine, it\u2019s inevitable what will happen and I would rather them be alive than sacrifice their lives,\u201d A.C. explained. \u201cThey\u2019re attacking churches, hospitals, apartment complexes. They\u2019re just openly targeting civilians because of their nationality \u2013 it is genocide, and there\u2019s no other way to describe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although he left his birth country at the age of six, A.C. has continuously sought to develop a deeper understanding of Ukraine\u2019s history, culture and people. Attending college just outside Washington, D.C.<\/a>, he\u2019s taken advantage of Marymount\u2019s close proximity to sites such as the Ukrainian embassy<\/a> and Ukrainian churches that offer volunteering opportunities, language classes and festival events that feature popular Ukrainian dishes like borscht, varenyky and more.<\/p>\n

Since the invasion began three weeks ago, A.C. has traveled inside the nation\u2019s capital on several occasions to make his voice heard \u2013 both at protests outside the Russia embassy as well as at Lafayette Square, where demonstrators have expressed their support for Ukraine and called on the federal government to hold Russia accountable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he\u2019s successful, Putin won\u2019t just stop with Ukraine,\u201d A.C. said. \u201cFinland, Estonia, Poland and others will all be in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile on campus, A.C. has played a key role in Marymount\u2019s efforts to raise awareness and solidarity for Ukraine and its people. He wrote and delivered a poem called \u2018My Ukraine\u2019 during Thursday\u2019s interfaith prayer vigil for peace held in the Lee Center, a work that described \u2018a land of innocence and prosperity\u2026filled with fields of sunflowers glistening\u2026with magnificent churches and cathedrals,\u2019 while also reflecting on the country\u2019s war-torn past and present.<\/p>\n

\u201cI stand by my nation of Ukraine. I love you. Fight for our land. This is our land. This is our home. Slava Ukraini.\u201d<\/p>\n

A.C. will also participate in a facilitated academic discussion taking place Monday at 4 pm in Caruthers Hall on Marymount\u2019s Main Campus, \u2018What is Happening in Ukraine?\u2019, featuring Professors Chad Rector<\/a> and Ian Hopper.<\/p>\n

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  Russia\u2019s brutal invasion of Ukraine may seem like a world away for most Americans \u2013 but for one Marymount University student, who was born in Ukraine and has family members scattered across the country, it hits much too close to home. Senior Graphic and Media Design major A.C. asked for his full name to […]<\/p>\n

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