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By Katie Bartlett and Meghan Gupte
April 13, 2022
Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, many Emory community members, such as Anastasiia Strakhova (22G), began fearing for the safety of their friends and family in Russia and Ukraine.
Strakhova is a Ukrainian citizen and her mother lived in Ukraine when the invasion began — she “didn’t believe that Putin [was] going to attack civilians.” After sheltering in place, where she would “hear explosions and see missiles” from her window, Strakhova said her mother left the country.
Likewise, Assistant Professor of Finance Tetyana Balyuk also had family in Ukraine who were forced to evacuate their homes for safer areas of the country.
“It would be less stressful for me if my parents and sister came to me, but they chose not to,” Balyuk said. “They want to be with their people during these horrible times and help in whatever way they can.”
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