<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=20Xd1z_0lrw9e3b00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=20Xd1z_0lrw9e3b00" width="1320" height="743" ></figure>SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn of Irpin, Ukraine visited Central New York Friday to see his city embraced by the City of Syracuse.The cities are now “Sister Cities,” in an agreement between Mayor Markushyn and Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh.Markushyn was elected a civilian Mayor, but took up arms to defend and fight alongside his people when Russia invaded. The victory of the people of Irpin over Russian soldiers prevented Russia from reaching Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv.“We are calling on people in Syracuse, as they’ve done since the start of the war, to continue to support the people of Ukraine, which they can do in many different ways. We are working directly with the Ukraine 1991 Foundation in raising money through that,” Mayor Ben Walsh said.Watch Michael Benny’s interview with Mayor Markushyn below as he discusses the leaked document involving the war, the President of Ukraine, the horrors of war and what he is asking of the people of Syracuse.</div></body>

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn of Irpin, Ukraine visited Central New York Friday to see his city embraced by the City of Syracuse. The cities are now “Sister Cities,” in an agreement between Mayor Markushyn and Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh. Markushyn was elected a civilian Mayor,...