As Russia attacks Ukraine, Saskatchewan residents from both countries are worriedly watching from afar.
Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, with Russian missiles raining down on Ukrainian cities and reports of troops pouring across the border.
Iryna Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2011 and has immediate family back in Ukraine, spoke to CBC News Wednesday before the official invasion.
Her concern about the escalating tensions intensified earlier this week when Russian President Vladimir Putin formally recognized two renegade districts in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow-backed proxy forces have been fighting Ukrainian forces for seven years.
On Thursday morning, while the Ukrainian government
