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Reuters
Reuters
World
Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen

In New York's 'Little Odessa,' Ukrainians see Russians as neighbors, not enemies

Flags of Ukraine stand attached pews at the Guardian Angel Roman Catholic Church in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., March 4, 2022. Picture taken March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

In just one day, Inga Sokolnikova filled two rooms in her beauty salon in New York City's Brighton Beach with donated diapers, clothes and medical supplies for her native country of Ukraine.

Donations poured in not only from Ukrainian and Ukrainian American residents of this diverse waterfront neighborhood in south Brooklyn, but also from Russians as well as Georgians, Uzbeks and Azerbaijanis.

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