Canada is home to one of the largest Ukrainian diasporas in the world — and many are finding ways to help as Russian troops move into the country.
Through financial support and donations, Ukrainian Canadians are coming together to provide assistance from afar.
Originally from Lvov, Ukraine, Bohdan Pivovarchuk has lived in Mundare, Alta., for 32 years.
The 72-year-old man said he has been watching the events in Ukraine, about 8,000 kilometres away, with disbelief.
Pivovarchuk has been organizing donations for troops on the front-lines in Ukraine since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.
When the invasion of Ukraine started earlier this
