KHARKIV, Ukraine — Elvira Gorbunova came to Kharkiv in January, leaving her home in separatist-controlled Krasny Luch to escape dangers of living in a war zone. But she hopes Ukraine’s second-largest city is just a stop on her family’s journey to North America.
“I don’t think we have any prospects here in Ukraine — plus we have a 1-year-old child,” said Ms. Gorbunova, a 30-year-old schoolteacher who is now a stay-at-home mother. “Another country will have more opportunities for a good education for him and a better future than here.”
The Gorbunovas are just a few in a long line of people trying to get out of the country since the conflict and economic crisis between the government and Russia-backed separatists exploded last year, with some worrying that Ukraine will lose some of its best and brightest
WNU Editor: I mentioned a few months ago that before the Ukraine crisis I was a receiving a request or two each year from a family member and/or friend in Ukraine who wanted their children to study abroad .... and they wanted my input on what was necessary to be admitted in a U.S. and/or Canadian university. Since the crisis started .... this has exploded exponentially .... and today .... I am being flooded with requests from the adults and parents themselves who now want to leave. Doctors, engineers, economists .... the best and the brightest now want out .... and considering what is now happening in Ukraine .... who would blame them.
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Why fight?
Are there no Mellons in Ukraine?
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