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N.C. Local Helps Electrician, Family Fleeing War-Torn Ukraine
In February, Charlotte, N.C., Local 379 member and recent Ukrainian immigrant Dmytro Hrikh, center, brought his wife and son to a meeting with organizer Doug McDaniel.
https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/24Daily/2404/240408_FamilyFleeing
April 11, 2024
Ukrainian electrician Dmytro Hrikh and his family had tried to remain in their home country for as long as they could after Russian troops invaded in February 2022. But late last year, when it finally became almost impossible for them to stay, the members of Charlotte Local 379 helped the family settle into a new home in North Carolina.
“It’s amazing to hear some of their stories,” said Local 379 Business Manager Scott Thrower.
Born in Ukraine when it was still one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union, the 37-year-old Hrikh hailed from Horlivka in the country’s Donetsk region. Hrikh’s studies at Donetsk National Technical University focused on electrical machinery used for industrial installations.
After graduating, Hrikh had been working as an electrician and power engineer when Russia attacked and occupied Donetsk City in 2014. He then moved his family to Zaporizhzhia, where he and his father eventually started their own contracting company. Their firm worked on local construction projects ranging from grain elevators to supermarkets, with Dmytro serving as a foreman and supporting his growing family.
Unfortunately, Zaporizhzhia became a frequent target of Russian attacks after the 2022 invasion.
FULL story at link above.
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