Last Saturday marked the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and more than 6 million refugees have fled the fighting since the war began. Yulia Brockdorf is a Ukrainian American psychotherapist who lives in Hillsboro. She is also the co-founder and president of DAWN, a nonprofit that has been sending medical supplies, water filtration equipment and other humanitarian aid to Ukraine. She made four trips last year, including one in November when she traveled to the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine to provide counseling to troops and former POWs. Brockdorf shares her perspective on the mental health toll the fighting is taking on civilians turned soldiers, as well as the ongoing need for military aid to Ukraine.
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