'People are very sober about the fact the war is possible,' says Volodymyr Borodaykavich, praying for his family members in Ukraine.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ukrainian Americans living in the Bay Area are watching the situation back home with a lot of stress. Many have family and friends who are caught in the middle of the growing crisis.
There were Sunday prayers at St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in San Francisco, for a homeland on the brink of a possible invasion. "Everybody is a little bit scared, everybody is under pressure and nobody knows what will happen tomorrow," said Father Georgiy Tyapko."We are all afraid about our relatives," said Volodymyr Borodaykavich."People are very sober about the fact the war is possible, hopefully in the coming days the pressure from international politics will slow down any bad intentions that are coming from the Russian side," said Boskobiynyk.
"We need to pray for a diplomatic resolution and hope Mr. Putin can see he shouldn't be foolish about a bit of real estate he may need," said Gregory Hallick. Ostap Korkuna works with Nova Ukraine, a Bay Area based nonprofit working to raise awareness about the Ukrainian situation, by holding local rallies."We partner with people who are very pro-Ukrainian and they will be a target, so we need to support them," said Korkuna.Father Tyapko hopes diplomacy and divine intervention may help de-escalate military tensions.Nova Ukraine is planning a 'Stand With Ukraine' support rally. It's scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m.
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