As Russia s invasion of Ukraine enters its seventh month, fear mixes with faith and a determination to fight tyranny, said Ukrainian Catholics on hand at an Aug. 28 folk festival.
Organizers said they wanted this year’s fest to honor the relationship between the United States and Ukraine, as the U.S. lends its support amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Civilian massacres at Bucha and other towns foreshadow more carnage amid Russia s brutal invasion, said Archbishop Borys Gudziak and local Ukrainian Catholics.