As Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues, people around the world have shown solidarity for the Ukrainian people. That's been true in South Carolina, too.
As Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues, people around the world have shown solidarity for the Ukrainian people.
That's been true in South Carolina, too.
In the last week, Ukrainians and their supporters gathered in Falls Park in Greenville and held a prayer service was at a Ukrainian church in Spartanburg. A small group held a vigil outside the S.C. Statehouse in Columbia, and the SkyWheel in Myrtle Beach was lit blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. On Wednesday, Charleston-area residents rallied for peace outside City Hall, also illuminated with blue and yellow lights.
This week, Post and Courier Greenville editor Ryan Gilchrest and reporter Nathaniel Cary share what's being done in the Upstate, and Marina Butenko, who moved from Ukraine to Greenville in 2016, shares her experience of watching the conflict from afar and what she's doing to help.
This episode was hosted by Emily Williams and featured Ryan Gilchrest, managing editor for The Post and Courier Greenville, Nathaniel Cary, reporter for The Post and Courier Greenville and Marina Butenko of Greenville.
Find Butenko's website of resources at ukrainiansinsc.com.
The music featured at the end of the episode is a recording by Gavin McIntyre of cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, Ukrainian natives and professors at College of Charleston, playing Brahms Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor inside their Mount Pleasant, S.C., home on March 2, 2022. The video can be viewed here and is featured in a story by Post and Courier arts critic Maura Hogan.
Other music is "Bleu" from freepd.com.
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