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Years after war started, Ukrainians call Lincoln home while keeping eye on peace talks
- Neal Franklin
- May 27, 2025
- May 27, 2025
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Yana Armoot and her husband Ahmed (right) with their son 10-year-old son Amir (front) and daughter Amira, 11, at Lincoln Literacy's office on April 25. The Armoots fled Ukraine in February 2022 after Russia invaded and eventually found a home in Lincoln. Yana Armoot keeps tabs on her homeland as diplomatic talks to end the war continue.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Nataliia Bohuta spent more than a decade teaching in Ukraine and tutoring students in English. Now, she’s using that experience to help her fellow refugees in Lincoln, teaching English classes through a Lincoln Literacy program.
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Photos: Prayer rally at Nebraska Capitol marks a year of war in Ukraine
Ukrainian flags are seen during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Alexander Syniy of Lincoln, originally from Kherson in Ukraine, joins in singing a patriotic song during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Lincoln Bishop James Conley speaks during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Feb. 25 at the state Capitol.
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Alexander Syniy of Lincoln (right), originally from Kherson in Ukraine, prays during a rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine on Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Oleg Stepanyuk (left) and Sergii Chekushkin of the House of Prayer Church speak during a rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine on Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Vasyl Kravchuk holds the Ukrainian flag during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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A scene of the prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Attendees cheer after a song during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Halyna Sytota, originally from Kherson, Ukraine and has been in Lincoln for the past two years, prays during a prayer rally for the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Vasyl Kravchuk holds the Ukrainian flag during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Galyna Bodnar of Omaha (from left), her granddaughter Sophia Onishchuk, 11, and Nadiia Chudiuk share a moment during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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State Sen. Tom Brewer speaks during a prayer rally on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Reach the writer at nfranklin@journalstar.com or 402-473-7391.
On Twitter @NealHFranklin
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Yana Armoot and her husband Ahmed (right) with their son 10-year-old son Amir (front) and daughter Amira, 11, at Lincoln Literacy's office on April 25. The Armoots fled Ukraine in February 2022 after Russia invaded and eventually found a home in Lincoln. Yana Armoot keeps tabs on her homeland as diplomatic talks to end the war continue.
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Nataliia Bohuta spent more than a decade teaching in Ukraine and tutoring students in English. Now, she’s using that experience to help her fellow refugees in Lincoln, teaching English classes through a Lincoln Literacy program.
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