Meet the people documenting the war in Ukraine and leading local aid efforts

It’s been 10 weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine. More than 5 million people have fled, millions more have been displaced inside the European country and thousands of civilians have died due to the ongoing conflict. The war is also threatening the global food supply. On this episode, we hear from Nashville residents with ties to Ukraine, a filmmaker documenting the conflict, and others who are leading aid efforts. To start the show, WPLN Senior Reporter and Producer of Special Projects Meribah Knight. On Monday, she was named as a finalist the Pulitzer Prize’s feature writing category for her joint investigation with ProPublica into the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County. Guests: Diana Nalyvaiko, Vanderbilt University student and Ukrainian citizen David Van Hooser, documentary filmmaker Scott Owings, assistant chaplain at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel Zoya Mylovanova, Ukrainian lawyer living in Budapest, Hungary Natalya Drozhzhin, chef and creator of Momsdish Resources and links: Drozhzhin’s fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees How to make vareniki (perogies) Breadbasket for Ukraine Various fundraisers and resources about the invasion Special thanks to Masha Marchukova, Taylor Maurits and Christina Katrakis.