GUARAPUAVA, Brazil, May 13 (Reuters) - Far from the bomb blasts and constant sirens in her ruined home city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, eight-year-old Arina Hashlova practices her gymnastics routine daily at her new school in Brazil. Through her church, she learned of an Evangelical Christian network called the Global Kingdom Partnership, founded by a Brazilian pastor, helping Ukrainian families leave for Brazil. The fundraiser allowed members there to send first aid kits to the Ukrainian military, as well as food and other supplies to some Ukrainian civilians who are choosing to stay there. Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Richard Chang I had never planned to travel to Brazil, not even in my dreams. 
In the church's garden, adolescents sing a traditional Ukrainian folk song as they dance in a circle holding hands, a ritual celebrating the rebirth of nature in spring and the Christian Easter marking the resurrection of Christ. 
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The local Ukrainian community held an informational meeting Saturday at the Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center on Genesee Street in Buffalo. Moscow calls the conflict "a special operation" to demilitarize and "denazify" its southern neighbor. In a nearby apartment, a Ukrainian family says grace before a meal of cabbage salad, rice and fish, grateful for the food and safe haven Brazil provided them 7,000 miles from Kherson, the Black Sea port taken by Russian troops. Example video title will go here for this video. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. Our children had to get dressed and hide in the cellar several times a night," she said.
We need support from the United States, especially, and from the whole world.". Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. "People listen people see what is going on here, they will deliver the message to someone higher," said Alexander Tkalich, who was born in Ukraine and now lives in Western New York. "We thought that was very far away. Prudentopolis, dubbed "Little Ukraine," has a large Christian Orthodox church that is the center of a community of descendents of Ukrainian immigrants. A judge on Thursday refused to quash subpoenas for 11 fake electors identified as targets in a probe in Georgia in alleged attempts by former U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn his 2020 election defeat. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Local leaders say their goal is to show support for the Ukrainian community and to talk about ways to promote peace. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The center also held a Support For Ukraine fundraising event Friday night. If God blesses us, maybe we will be able to go back, but we don't know how long it will go on.". REUTERS/Pilar Olivares. The Ukrainian American Youth Association of Buffalo screened the film "Ukraine's Fight for Freedom" during the event; it's about the next generation of revolution. "Frankly speaking, we don't know for sure. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.
It is very touching for all of us," said the mother of four.