Friday will mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and many in the Ukrainian American community are reflecting on what this past year has been like for their family and friends overseas as well as in western Washington. "Probably one of the hardest years of our lives," said Oksana Bilobran a volunteer for Washington’s oldest Ukrainian American organization, Ukrainian Association of Washington State (UAWS). Since 1971, this non-profit has been working to preserve the Ukrainian culture and has helped thousands of Ukrainian immigrants build new lives here in Washington. “Doing all we can to help Ukraine by volunteering, doing fundraisers, doing political advocacy, raising awareness about events in Ukraine," said Bilobran. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/russia-invasion-of-ukraine-americans-support-from-afar-seattle/281-8e425f5b-f65b-48c0-8798-4497a078dca5