The hall at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Calgary is packed. Three gigantic, artistically painted wooden Easter eggs dominate the stage. Heavily accented voices rise and fall amid the chatter as attendees nibble on poppyseed cake and other Ukrainian delicacies. No one wears the bright blue-and-yellow of the war’s early days, but embroidered vyshyvanky peek from under sweaters and jackets.
Ukraine on the brink: A Canadian journalist’s blunt warning about the war-torn country
Odesa-based Canadian journalist Michael Bociurkiw says Ukraine is drained after four years of war, and refugees here face grim choice
