Close to 20,000 Ukrainians have come to Manitoba since the war with Russia began, nearly all of them greeted in their native language by volunteers at the Winnipeg airport.
Close to 20,000 Ukrainians have come to Manitoba since the war with Russia began, nearly all of them greeted in their native language by volunteers at the Winnipeg airport.
On the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Manitobans gathered in Winnipeg and Brandon to show support for Ukrainians who are still fighting for their lives.
In the year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine thousands of people who left their homes and lives behind to flee the war have arrived in Manitoba. Some have already returned to Europe. Others are hoping to stay in Canada permanently. Then there are those still facing uncertainty around what comes next.