War halts Snohomish family's Ukrainian adoption

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

SNOHOMISH — Katie-Jo Page’s three daughters are growing up on a small Snohomish farm. At 2, 5 and 7 years old, they don’t know about the war in Ukraine.

Mykyta does. The girls know him as their older brother.

The 11-year-old boy spent the winter on the farm, thanks to an international hosting program. In January, he returned to his Ukrainian orphanage with the promise he’d be adopted and come back to Washington.

Then Russian forces invaded Mykyta’s home country. Bombings, power outages and a mass exodus of Ukrainians fleeing their homes have left the Pages largely in the dark about where Mykyta is and when he’ll be able to return.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/hes-scared-war-halts-snohomish-familys-ukrainian-adoption/

[SharonClark]

1. A story on NPR this morning had a similar story

A US family trying to finalize the adoption of two teenage boys who had stayed with them before. It was hard to listen to.