PHILADELPHIA - Locals with close ties to Ukraine have watched from afar as the place they called home continues to fight a fierce and bloody invasion effort from a world super power.
Kostyantyn Peredery, a native of Ukraine, moved to Chester County six years ago with his family to work in the field of Information Technology.
Now, from Chester Springs, Kostyantyn watches as Vladimir Putin's Russian arm continues to bombard his homeland. "It makes me very angry, it makes me very upset," Kostyantyn said. "And what I am seeing is that it's not Russian people, it's the Russian army because they've been fed lies, horrible, horrible lies."To counter the lies and provide real-time accurate information on the war, Kostyantyn is translating news into English on the social media website Telegram under the handle ‘Ukraine for the World.’"I hope it raises awareness for people of what’s happening on the ground, and it raises hope and helps the Ukraine," Kostyantyn said.
Iryna Mazur joins "Good Day Philadelphia" to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Tahszay Ford, a South Jersey resident, lived and worked in Ukraine as an English teacher.