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Today's Interview: Members of Ukrainian Pentecostal Church return to KY after mission trip to Ukraine

WEKU | By Stu Johnson

Published April 28, 2022 at 7:55 AM EDT

UPC members Tony Martuinyuk, Paul Kononets, and Victor Selepina

Earlier this month five men from the Ukrainian Pentecostal Church in Jessamine County returned to their homeland. They were there on a mission to bring supplies and protective gear for volunteers and those in need. Stu Johnson had a chance to meet up with three of them at a Nicholasville coffee shop. On Today’s Interview, we’ll hear from Victor Selepina and Paul Kononets. Selepina was asked about his reflections on the week stay in Poland and Ukraine.

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Stu has been reporting for WEKU for more than 35 years. His primary beat is Lexington/Fayette government.

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