A Ukrainian mom living in the western suburbs is still in disbelief her country is under attack.
"No one could believe that somewhere, in the 21st century, in the center of Europe, something like that could ever happen," said Bogdana Kashperovetska, a Ukrainian native who now lives in Naperville with her husband and two daughters.Her parents are in the central city of Vinnytsia."I cannot say to them stay because it's not safe, and I cannot say to them go because it's not safe either," said Kashperovetska.
"A lot of people been walking for 18, 20 hours," she said. Her parents are elderly, and she fears they could not make the trip.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 32 CHICAGO APP FOR BREAKING NEWS ALERTSShe created a website for monetary donations and is purchasing humanitarian aid online in Europe, then shipping it straight to volunteers who are driving it into Ukraine.
"Thankfully, we still have a lot of volunteers there who are ready to sacrifice their time, their money, their effort, everything they can do to reach people in real need," said Kashperovetska.