Ukrainian family living in Nova Scotia reflects on one year of war – Halifax | 24CA News

A Ukrainian household who now calls Nova Scotia house is seeking to the longer term because the nation marks one 12 months at struggle.

They say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine abruptly modified their lives however they’re grateful for the peace they’ve present in Canada.

“Every day I wake up and see the news — bombs, firefights,” Anastasiia Kashura says. “When will it stop? And nobody knows the answer.”

For her household, Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022 marked the second time they had been compelled to begin over. The couple left their first residence of Luhansk, Ukraine behind in 2014, when Russia first invaded Crimea. Anastasiia was 9 months pregnant with their first son, Sviatoslav.

“I think it’s just hard work. That’s all. And everything will be okay.” That’s how her husband Mike Kashura says you begin over.

The household landed in Halifax practically a 12 months in the past, becoming a member of the hundreds of thousands who’ve fled the war-torn nation. They’ve been working two jobs seven days every week to assist make ends meet.

Mike even attends his second job when he takes a trip from his first.

“For people from Ukraine, life in Canada is a little bit expensive,” Mike explains. “You need much more money.”

His spouse says there have been challenges they confronted ranging from zero.

“We started a new life with new people, with a new language, everything was new,” Anastasiia says.

“For me, it was hard.”

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Nova Scotia Branch says the transition interval is an expertise many refugees face.

“They have to start a new life without any previous history,” says vice-president Bohdan Luhovyy. “Many didn’t know the language, many didn’t have any family here.”

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Anastasiia’s mother and her husband’s mother and father are actually residing in Nova Scotia – however her sister stays in occupied Mariupol.

“She’s afraid and she can’t move because the city is occupied,” says Anastasiia.

The province estimates 2,500 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Nova Scotia for the reason that struggle started.

Ukrainian-Nova Scotian lawyer Igor Yuschenko says his regulation agency has helped many come right here by an expedited program and pro-bono companies.

He says the assist could make an enormous distinction in someone’s life.

“When you lost everything,” he says. “And there are some families who literally lost everything. They don’t know what Canada is. They know that Canada exists.”

The Kashura household say they’re trying ahead to the day the struggle ends to allow them to go to their family members, however they’re content material calling Nova Scotia residence.

“I want to save for the future of my children,” Anastasiia says. “It’s the most important thing for me to save for the future of my children and here in Canada I think they will be safe.”

Her son agrees.

“I thank you all Canadians who are helping Ukrainians,” Sviatoslav says.

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