The 1,000th day of war in Ukraine is being marked in London, Ont. with sadness and worry over a never-ending fight.
Sofiia Boitsov, 21, has called London home since fleeing the conflict.
Her mother has since joined her in Canada. Her father remains in Kyiv.
She last saw him this past summer during her first visit back home. Within hours, the war literally landed on her doorstep.
“It was a really, really big attack next to my home, just a five-minute walk from me,” Sofiia recalled during an interview with CTV News London. “And it was a children’s hospital and yeah, it was tough.”
It’s a scene hundreds of transplanted Ukrainians in the London region know all too well.
Sofiia Boitsov, seen in happier times with her parents in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Submitted)
Even those who have lived their lives in Canada share connections to the fight.
For a past …