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NEWS VOICES: Ukrainian veterans visit Scranton to ask for continued military aid to fight Russia

NEWS VOICES


Welcome to News Voices, a weekly feature where members of the WVIA News team will talk with each other — and sometimes sources — about key things we learned in recent stories we are working on.

This week, WVIA's Sarah Hofius Hall and Borys Krawczeniuk talk about a recent visit to Scranton by Ukrainian Army veterans, who pleaded for more American military aid to fight Russia.

Mykola Melnyk, Denys Haida and Oleh Bonchynskyi tour the United States and sat for an interview at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Scranton. On their tour, they meet with groups and caution of the consequences of Russia winning the war.

Their conversation aired on WVIA Radio. Listen below:

Sarah Hofius Hall has covered education in Northeast Pennsylvania for almost two decades. She visits the region's classrooms and reports on issues important to students, teachers, families and taxpayers. Her reporting ranges from covering controversial school closure plans and analyzing test scores to uncovering wasteful spending and highlighting the inspirational work done by the region's educators. Her work has been recognized by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Pennsylvania Women's Press Association.

You can email Sarah at sarahhall@wvia.org
Borys Krawczeniuk, one of the most experienced reporters covering Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania, joined WVIA News in February 2024 after almost 36 years at the Scranton Times-Tribune and 40 years overall as a reporter. Borys brings to WVIA’s young news operation decades of firsthand knowledge about how government and politics work, as well as the finer points of reporting and writing that embody journalism when it’s done right.

You can email Borys at boryskrawczeniuk@wvia.org
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