Roman Vashchuk
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June 28th is Constitution Day in Ukraine. While the country remains under siege, the hearts of the Ukrainian people are strong and steadfast. To celebrate these brave citizens, Popins created a holographic rendition of "Shche ne vmerla Ukrayina“, the State Anthem of Ukraine, performed by Roman Vashchuk.
Even though Roman and his family are refugees in the United States, his friends in Kyiv were able to bring Roman home to perform in front of Independence Monument.
At midnight on June 28th, Kyiv time, Popins will release this hologram to supporters of Ukraine around the world with the challenge to film Roman in their local environments and to #ShareForUkraine.
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Roman Vashchuk is a Ukrainian singer known for his humanitarian work. He is recognized throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Roman was touring in the US when the war broke out in his home country in February 2022. Stranded in Seattle, Roman worked desperately and ultimately succeeded in getting his family from their hometown near Kyiv to the United States. Roman, his wife Roza and their two daughters are currently living in the Seattle area.
The struggles of Roman, Roza and family were reported by The Washington Post in an article titled “Ukrainian Americans struggle to get fleeing relatives into United States.”
Below is an excerpt from the article.
“But some Ukrainians are getting visas and making it to the United States. Before the bombs fell and tanks rolled in, Roman Vashchuk was far from his home in Irpin, near Kyiv, on an American Christian mission tour. He was bringing his Ukrainian Christmas songs to church audiences in the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. He was in Seattle when he contracted the coronavirus and ended up hospitalized with a mild stroke. Doctors said that because of a blood clot, he could not travel for several months.
Vashchuk’s wife, Roza, and their three young children were stuck in Irpin. When Russia invaded, the singer and his wife scrambled to reunite the family. One night in late February, as Roza and the children scurried into an underground shelter after hearing Russian planes and helicopters overhead, her brother called. “Get your things,” he ordered. “We are leaving now.” Neighbors tried to hold her back. “You can’t go out now,” they said. “There’s bombing.”
But Roza’s brother insisted this was their chance. With one bag of essentials, the family jumped into the car and raced westward toward Poland. What was normally a three-hour drive to Rivne in western Ukraine took 13 hours. After hiding out there for over a week, Roza, her three kids, and a friend with her two boys drove another 17 hours on jammed roads into Poland.”
The complete article can be found here.
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