Oleg Yabkovskyi and wife Oksana Yabkovska made their way to Dixon with children Roman (left), Bohdon, and Nastya, from war torn Ukraine in 2022. (Alex T. Paschal — apaschal@shawmedia.com/credit)
Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media
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