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One foot in Kentucky, the other in Ukraine: Natasha Williams on one of the last flights out of Kyiv

WEKU | By Tom Martin
Published February 28, 2022 at 6:54 AM EST
Army troops transporter and tank with Ukrainian flag, Ukraine - Russia war crisis concept, Kyiv
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Many from Ukraine have, for generations, made new homes in central and eastern Kentucky. WEKU’s Tom Martin talks with one who only recently returned from Kyiv to Lexington.
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Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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