Shaw: This could be the last time I ever see her

Shaw: This could be the last time I ever see her

It was an emotional reunion five years in the making. A daughter meeting with her mother. The daughter, Anastassiya Andrianvova, lives in Fargo. The 74-year-old mother, Oksana, lives in Kyiv, Ukraine. They were hoping to get together in 2020, but then the pandemic hit. Two years later, Russia launched its brutal attack against Ukraine. Meeting each other was virtually impossible. “I can’t put into words how hard this family separation is,” Anast…

Former Sonoma County woman looks back on the 3 years since her escape from Ukraine

Now living near Dallas, Sasha Pronko has found peace, far from the exploding shells, tank convoys and heightened tensions of her Ukrainian hometown.