Advisor's Note: Viktoriia is a 16-year-old junior at Mentor who came to the United States for the first time in March 2023 to escape the war in Ukraine. She is now here legally on a green card and is sharing...

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, Russia invaded its neighboring country, Ukraine, forever changing the lives of its citizens. Russia under President Vladimir Putin aimed to control Ukraine's fate once they...