Ukraine marked 90 years since a terrible famine that killed at least 4 million of its people. The event was especially poignant this year as Ukraine deals with its present crisis.
Residents hold a remembrance ceremony during the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor at a Museum of the 'Stryiska Death Camp Prison' in Drohobych, Ukraine on November 26, 2022.
"She was one of 10 children. They were not allowed to leave their village. So they didn't know what was happening elsewhere," he said."But they had a cow, and that's why they survived, because they had milk.""In March, the Russians shot and killed my sister and her husband," he said softly. Their sons, ages 12 and 6, survived.
died within two years, though there's no precise figure and some historians say the toll may have been significantly higher.Carol Guzy for NPR There are no official figures, but most estimates point to tens of thousands of Ukrainian deaths among soldiers and civilians since Russia invaded in February.fled the country. While some have returned, it remains the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
Many European leaders attended, either in person or virtually. A total of 20 countries pledged $150 million to to help deliver Ukraine's farm exports by ship. Many say they heard firsthand accounts of the famine from grandparents or great-grandparents who survived.
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