On a chilly Friday night, with waves crashing behind the King Neptune statue at 31st Street, dozens gathered in candlelight to mark four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Members of Hampton Roads’ Ukrainian community stood shoulder to shoulder, holding candles in the ocean air as prayers were offered and the names of loved ones still in Ukraine were read aloud.
“Tonight, we gather in candlelight, not in darkness, but in remembrance,” said Dr. Anna Makhorkina, president of the Tidewater Ukrainian Cultural Association…