‘A knot in my stomach’: Canada’s Ukrainian community shaken by Russia invasion

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News of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shaken members of Canada's Ukrainian community, the largest diaspora population outside of Ukraine and Russia.

I have a knot in my stomach. I can only imagine what it's like for people in Ukraine who are living with the shelling," said Taras Kulish, a Toronto-based charity lawyer and member of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. We're all concerned and there's a definitely a shock factor in processing it."