Kansas City's Ukrainian club pivots from sharing culture to mobilizing a war effort

The Ukrainian Club is now the primary contact for locals who are mortified by Putin’s efforts to conquer Ukraine for Russia. "All of the Kansas City area is looking to us," says club president Lyudmyla Savinkova.
Since the 1950s, the Ukrainian Club of Kansas City has united expats — professors, students, professionals and others who found their way from the heartland of Eastern Europe to the heartland of the United States.

For decades, that was enough.

The club focused on social and cultural events, gathering volunteer dancers and cooks for annual events like the Ethnic Enrichment Festival and filling a table at the related Diplomatic Ball.