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Ukrainians in Fargo Face Uncertain Future

Many are in the U.S. under private sponsorship via humanitarian parole, but their program is set to expire with no replacement in sight.

June 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Vlad discusses his love for his adopted home.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – 23-year-old Vlad is from Kyiv, so he experienced firsthand the terror of the Russian invasion. Two weeks ago, he looked at the news – and learned that his old dwelling had been hit with a missile attack. Luckily for him, he had been able to get to America and…

Local veteran involved in humanitarian work returns from Ukraine, says war with Russia is a ‘stalemate’

Mark J. Lindquist arrived from Ukraine on Monday. He says after more than two years, it's vital that people still pay attention to the war in Ukraine.

March 12, 2024

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local Air Force veteran, speaker and performer has spent most of the last two years near the front lines of war in Ukraine helping bring supplies into the country. This week, you can hear from him first hand about what is happening on the ground there. Mark J. Lindquist arrived back in the Valley from…

‘Flour Massacre’ protestors gather in Moorhead

March 11, 2024

Aaron Walling,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Outside the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minn., protestors chanted ‘ceasefire now’ and ‘free, free Palestine’. They were protesting the February 29th events that took place in Gaza where people were killed waiting for aid convoys in what is being called the ‘Flour Massacre’. “Just meaningful to see people come out and speak of the injustices…

Helping Ukrainian refugees in the Fargo-Moorhead area

October 8, 2023

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Thousands of miles away from home, these Ukrainian refugees are getting a hand up in the Fargo Moorhead area. Like Yurii, who has only been in the United States for two days, getting away from the war-torn part of his world. “To join here and American side can protect us and help with our needs and…

Ukrainian refugee numbers increasing in North Dakota

January 12, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, North Dakota State Refugee Coordinator Holly Triska-Dally says the number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war and looking to resettle in the state and those willing to sponsor them is increasing on a monthly basis. She says the refugees have known connections, families, and friends who are U.S….

Moorhead vet helps deliver medical supplies to Ukrainians in need

A Moorhead man and Air Force veteran returns to the Red River Valley to share his experience helping deliver medical supplies in Ukraine.

November 16, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mark J. Lindquist says he and his team of vets were in Ukraine for about six months and people there still need tourniquets, burn bandages and first aid kits. He met one woman around 80-years-old about 10 miles away from the Russian border where a rocket landed across the street, destroying much of her home. It…

Gas Falls Below $4 A Gallon Unleaded In FM Metro

August 3, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/FOX) — Drivers are finally seeing some relief at the pump. Gas has fallen below $4 a gallon unleaded in the FM Metro. A few stations have the price set at $3.89 a gallon, while many others are at $3.99. That is well below the national average which has dropped to $4.16 a gallon. That’s down from the…

Ukrainian woman and her daughter leave their homeland for peace in Fargo

With the war in Europe continuing, a Ukrainian woman and her daughter move to Fargo searching for peace and safety.

June 16, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Kateryna Rudich and her husband were visiting Hungary February 24 when the Russian military attacked Kharkiv, her home city at the time. They rushed back home to see their daughter who was being taken care of by her grandparents. “Our daughter, she’s only four-years-old and her grandmother was in a small village near Kharkiv because they…

ND Couple In Ukraine Endures Family Hardship & Tragedy Since Russian Invasion

Brent & Anna Huso have been staying in Ukraine during Russian invasion

March 18, 2022

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WESTERN UKRAINE, (KVRR) – A couple from McVille, North Dakota has been in Ukraine since before the war broke out. They could leave, but that would mean abandoning their family who call the country home. Brent & Anna Huso came to Ukraine in early February to visit Anna’s family and take a ski vacation in Western Ukraine, even though…

Concordia College hosts discussion the history & politics of Russia’s War with Ukraine

March 9, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Dean of Concordia’s German Language Village Dr. Dan Hamilton believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to build a new Russian Empire that could include Belarus. He adds Putin has never reconciled the end of The Cold War and Soviet Union and the borders that existed at that time. Hamilton says this does not make for a…