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Ukrainian soldiers take part in a prayer service during a Ukrainian Independence Day celebration event at a British Army training camp in August.
Alexandra Chyczij is president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Roméo Dallaire is head of the Ukrainian Veterans and Families Assistance Task Force.
As high-level meetings take place to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine , it is easy for the daily trauma and sacrifice of Ukrainians to fade into the background. But while headlines shift elsewhere, the horror remains real. Every day, Russia bombs Ukrainian cities. Every day, civilians are murdered, families are torn apart, and homes are reduced to rubble. There will be a long legacy of trauma for Ukrainians to grapple with even after this war is over – perhaps especially for the