Here are some resources for you to review to elevate your knowledge about the country of Ukraine and what has led to its refugee crisis. If you work directly with people from the Ukraine, this may help you put some things into context.

Note: Catholic Community Services of Utah (CCS) Migration and Refugee Services department serves refugees and displaced peoples from all sides of national and cultural conflicts. Therefore, the perspectives in these resources do not directly reflect the perspectives of all of CCS’s clients. It is recommended that you not assume an individual’s personal beliefs about a conflict.

Resources: 

Ukrainian Backgrounder

https://coresourceexchange.org/ukrainian-backgrounder/?utm_source=CO+Resource+Exchange+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=6fd4885744-oct2_Newsletter_2023&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3f81cf566a-6fd4885744-461597746&mc_cid=6fd4885744&mc_eid=5c92eeb438

U.K. Parliamentary Timeline of Conflict from 2014-2022

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9476/CBP-9476.pdf

U.K. Parliamentary Briefing of Conflict from 2022-Present

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9847/

Council of Foreign Relations Global Conflict Tracker: Ukraine

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine

Institute for the Study of War: Conflict Updates (Ukraine) 

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates