25-02-2025
‘We didn't start this war': Art exhibit marks 3 years since invasion of Ukraine
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — An art exhibit and gathering was held at the Bohemian National Hall on the Upper East Side to mark three years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Olena Speranska, the curator of the exhibit called Reverberation, lost her home in Ukraine during the early days of the war. Some of the photos at the exhibit show her destroyed apartment.
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Speranska told PIX11 News, 'To understand that you have absolutely nothing, we were happy because we were able to escape, but some of our neighbors were killed during the occupation.'
The event was hosted by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York. Consul General Arnost Kares said it's more important than ever for Europe to support Ukraine; adding 'Today it's Ukraine, tomorrow it can be other nation.'
Nataliia Musiienko, with the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, told PIX11 News 'It's very important for Ukraine to spread more information about war, what is going on.' Musiienko added, 'We hope, we wish, and we really want to finish this war as soon as possible. We didn't start this war we didn't ask them to come to our country and grab our land.'
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On the world stage, the U.N. Security Council approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution that calls for a swift end to the Ukraine war but makes no mention of Russian aggression.
Earlier Monday, the U.N. General Assembly rejected the U.S.-drafted resolution, which passed only after it was amended to state that the conflict was the result of a 'full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.'
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