Atlanta's Ukrainian community closely watching Russian invasion

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Tetiana Lendiel is a lawyer and member of the Ukrainian community in Atlanta. She spoke about what people she knows are going through amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Courtesy of Tetiana Lendiel)

As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its second week, Ukrainian immigrants living in the United States are watching on in agony, horror and fear.

Russian forces have occupied a large nuclear plant in Ukraine after dropping shells in the area, sparking international condemnation.

“Them targeting these places is just a crime against humanity, because it’s not only Ukraine that will carry the damage,” said Tetiana Lendiel an immigration lawyer in Atlanta who moved from Ukraine in 2012. “It’s radiation, you cannot contain it over one place.”