Ukraine War | Triangle Ukrainian community marks 2 years since Russian invasion [Video]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Today marks exactly 2 years since Russian troops invaded Ukraine, sparking a war many didn’t think would still be going on.

Now, Ukrainians right here in the Triangle are hoping people don’t forget their cause.

Hundreds rallied in front of the State Capitol in Raleigh for a vigil to show their support for Ukraine and to advocate for the U.S. to continue its aid.

Among them was Olga Fedorychev from Wake Forest. She said two years later, she has had to juggle raising a family and work while worrying about relatives back in Ukraine.

“We just manage and we just function and we learn how in these two years to be sad, then mad, then sarcastic, then proactive. You do something you support, you help, volunteer,” she said.

Fedorychev lives with her husband and son in North Carolina, but her extended family is still in Dnipro, and she has friends …