FRYEBURG, Maine — Two teenage girls from Ukraine attending Fryeburg Academy fear for their native land and hope to hold a fundraiser to support Ukrainians who are holding back Russian invaders.
Anna Bondar, 17, a junior at the school, and Daryna Serediuk, 18, a senior are both from western Ukraine. Anna,who arrived here in August, hails from Ivano-Frankivsk, a city of 200,000.
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