This teenager's face seems to capture sadness, yet with that chin lifted and her gaze into the distance, I think she's going to be fine. (In a crowd of refugees crossing the Danube on a ferry to Romania....If you wish to give a special donation just to people in need during and following this war, put "Give2Ukraine" on your check, email or paypal donation. Below is more info.*) Last Friday, I saw a video of a Russian Submarine, cutting through the Black Sea, close to the co

I'm in a small city in the western and southernmost part of Ukraine. It is called Izmail and sits on the Danube; across the river is Romania. It's a safe place to be, far from the paths of any Russian troops. Everything seems to be changing; now I believe there will be an invasion. I don't fear for my life. I fear for the lives of people I know in the east because that's where war is already happening. This is the truth not everyone remembers: Ukrainians are living with the