Prayer service held by the Ukrainian Church in the Triangle :: WRAL.com

RESPOND TO ANY DISINFORMATION THEY TEND TO SPREAD. >> Reporter: LOCALLY UKRAINIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR PEOPLE INVOLVED. MICHELLE McCONAUGHEY SPOKEN TO A MAN WITH CLOSE LINKS TO THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: WILL RUSSIA INVADE UKRAINE? TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS UKRAINIAN CHURCH OF RALEIGH, THIS ISSUE MEANS A LOT. >> THEY ARE JUST AFRAID. FREIGHTLY SCARED CHEST. >> Reporter: HE IS WITH THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC SAINT SOPHIA CHURCH AND HAS A GREAT FAITH AND LIVING CONNECTION WITH UKRAINE HAS PARENTS WERE BORN AND RAISED THERE AND HE CURRENTLY HAS A FAMILY LIVING IN EASTERN UK ‘UKRAINE. HE SAYS HE IS NOT REALLY SHOCKED BY WHAT IS HAPPENING AND NOR IS HIS FAMILY. >> IT’S MORE HERE WE GO AGAIN. THEY ARE LIVING THEIR LIVES AS BEFORE WITH JUST THE EXTRA ELEMENT OF EXTRA FEAR BECAUSE NOW IT SEEMS MORE REAL. >> Reporter: IS THIS TIME DIFFERENT? PAUL IS NOT SO SURE. >> IT’S ALMOST AS IF IT’S NORMAL FOR THEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUSSIAN INCURSOR. >> Reporter: THE COUNTRY WAS INVADED IN FEBRUARY 2014 AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN A WAR THAT HAS ALREADY COST MORE THAN 50,000 UKRAINIAN LIVES. >> UKRAINE IS A FREE COUNTRY AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A FREE COUNTRY. UKRAINE GOT A TASTE OF FREEDOM AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT UP EASILY