UW Oshkosh student Vladyslav Plyaka highlighted the stories of 40 college students in Ukraine who were killed because of the Russian invasion through a traveling exhibit titled “Unissued Diplomas.” “I think that this particular exhibit is perfect for the university setting because it kinda gives students a chance to see student lives in other countries.
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch said the United States’s support for Ukraine is needed to avoid the spread of Russia and its allies’ war to American territory. “We have responsibilities both here at home, as well as abroad, to ensure that Americans are safe,” Yovanovitch told students, staff and others at UW Oshkosh.
In the one year since Vladimir Putin directed Russian forces to invade Ukraine, more than 8,000 civilians have died and another 13,000 have been injured. Villages have been wiped out and billions of dollars of infrastructure have been destroyed. But Oksana Katsanivska, an anthropology professor at UW Oshkosh, remains optimistic that Ukraine will survive as.