According to the House of Ukraine in Balboa Park, there are an estimated 15,000 Ukrainian refugee families in San Diego County.
Many of them hope the New Year will bring an end to the war with Russia which reaches a fourth anniversary in February. Drone attacks this month have destroyed some ambulances used in the war zone.
“They (Russia) hit anything that moves. They know that wounded soldiers will be transported in these vehicles. For them, though it is a civilian vehicle, they treat it as a military target,” said Mira Rubin, president of Shield of Freedom. The San Diego non-profit organization continues to send medical supplies, equipment, and other support to Ukraine…