Severodonetsk is a city in eastern Ukraine of a population of approximately 100,000 that was captured in May 2014 by Russian militants. In July 2014, Ukrainian forces regained control of the city.
In October 2018, I had an opportunity to travel throughout Ukraine with a stop in Severodonetsk in my role as social welfare chair of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA). The UNWLA has a long-time history of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.