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News from her Ukrainian aunts, uncles, and cousins caught in Russia鈥檚 invasion of her homeland alternately grip Covington resident Kristina Soltys in 鈥渁 whirlwind鈥� of fear and ethnic pride.

But it was her anger that spilled over on The Dori Monson Show when she described her family鈥檚 stories about Russian attacks targeting locations with Ukrainian children.

Learning of the initial invasion 鈥渟hook me more than I expected 鈥� far more than I expected,鈥� Soltys told Dori and his listeners Monday.

Born and raised in Ukraine before moving to the United States when she was 5 years old, Soltys still has close ties with her extended family in eastern Europe. She described some family members hunkering down in windowless bathrooms for protection 鈥� and others fighting from the ground.

Not long after the initial assaults, Russian attacks soon 鈥済ot dirty鈥� and 鈥渋nhumane,鈥� Soltys said, her voice catching as she fought through emotions.

鈥淲hen you want to take a country, invade. Take their industrial zones, take what you need — the big things. I can almost understand that,鈥� Soltys continued. 鈥淏ut when you start attacking pediatric oncology units, child care, hospitals, big high-rise residential zones 鈥� that is sick. That is a new kind of sick. You don鈥檛 do that. You don鈥檛 touch the children in any war.鈥�

While many in the West have called Ukrainians 鈥渟trong鈥� and 鈥渂rave,鈥� Soltys wants Americans to understand their depth of 鈥渒indness.鈥�

鈥淚 am getting my information straight from there,鈥� she said. 鈥淩egularly, I am hearing about Ukrainian citizens who are feeding Russian soldiers 鈥� not killing them. Many Russian soldiers say, 鈥榃e didn鈥檛 understand where we were coming.鈥� So many of them didn鈥檛 understand the mission. (Russian leaders) took their cell phones away.鈥�

Meanwhile, Soltys told Dori鈥檚 listeners that she is getting reports about 鈥渕issiles going into space鈥� without hurting civilians or destroying buildings.

This, her family tells her, is when they 鈥渇eel the support from everyone鈥檚 prayers,鈥� Soltys said.

鈥淐all it a miracle,鈥� she said, 鈥渂ut please keep praying.鈥�

Listen to Dori鈥檚 entire interview with a Ukrainian-American Covington woman鈥檚 war stories from her homeland:

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