Two Ukrainian refugees are pedaling with purpose. Friends, Ganna Bubnova and Oleksander Koroliuk, are cycling across the U.S. to raise money for the troops fighting the war in their homeland.
Bemidji State's Swing Dance and Ballroom Dance Clubs recently earned several awards at the annual Dance Fest competition in St. Paul and participated in other dance festivities in the Twin Cities.
Ukrainian flags of all sizes flew over Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge as the sun was setting Saturday, and several buildings on the downtown skyline were lit in the blue and yellow Ukrainian national colors. It was a commemoration of a grim anniversary: Two years since the start of Russia's full-scale attempt to invade and conquer the East European country. Local organizers put together a .
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The United Nations says the war has exacted "a horrific human cost." Its latest report says more than 10,000 civilians have been killed, and nearly double that number have been injured.