RECENT news coverage of the present conflict in the Middle East has almost completely overshadowed the protracted Ukrainian Russian war which is never far from the minds of Chetwynd locals, the Stanislawskis, who are living it day in day out since it began almost two years ago.

Ukrainian born Helen Stanislawski, whose mother and siblings, and their families, all live in the western part of Ukraine, said it’s been a living nightmare since day one, all the time wondering if their family members on the other side of the world are safe.