‘Fighting for freedom’: Chicago community celebrates Ukrainian moms on Mother’s Day

“I am a Ukrainian singer. I am an expert violin participant from Odessa from Ukraine,” mentioned Malika Golubchik. “That is how we will assist all of the all the kids all of the moms on the market are preventing for freedom.”

The highly effective performances might be heard all through the streets of the neighborhood right now, devoted to moms within the crowd.

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“I really feel actually pleased to have her,” Angelina Sobych mentioned.

The occasion was additionally devoted to the moms close to the Ukrainian entrance traces.

“The symbolism of Ukrainian mom is even strengthened extra at this level, as a result of our moms are in lots of circumstances within the frontlines and they’re defending each the nation they usually’re defending their kids. They’re defending the institute of the household,” mentioned Rostyslav Hrynkiv.

The day of celebration began with a rally for moms and the folks of Ukraine.

“It is nearly very emotional for me to even discuss this as a result of we have had so deaths: many moms, kids,” mentioned Dan Diaczun, president of the Illinois Division Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. “Our hope and prayer is that, you understand, we survive this. We’ll survive.”

Ukrainian neighborhood leaders in Chicago have been empowered by the world’s response and answered requires assist, with the hope extra is on the way in which.
“You’ll be able to simply see that, that the world has stood,” Diaczun mentioned. “It has stood with Ukraine, and we, you understand, we’re very, very grateful and grateful for that.”

Golubchik took to the stage on Sunday, grateful to share her abilities to assist her folks and to have the folks dearest to her cheering her on.

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“When the warfare began, I used to be ready – I am a fortunate lady – I used to be capable of get my mother out of Ukraine,” Golubchik mentioned. “The seventh day of the warfare, when the warfare began and fortunately, she is with me, right here together with her grandkids.”

Golubchik is aware of properly that the moms nonetheless in her homeland are celebrating today a lot otherwise.

“I am actually pleased. I’ve this chance with them. They don’t seem to be within the warfare proper now. We stay on this lovely nation, United States. And all my prayers and hearts goes to the moms of Ukraine and their kids proper now,” Golubchik mentioned.

Those that rallied and loved the Mom’s Day celebration mentioned their resilience of the motherland and its folks mirrors the resilience of a mom’s love for her kids: sturdy and unwavering.