Local woman sees Ukrainian invasion through international lens

The news is enough to make anyone cry. Russia bombing a maternity hospital, a monastery, a children’s shelter. Russia targeting residential areas in an effort to demoralize the Ukrainian people.

For most, the horror is a distant one, though Facebook posts indicate many have ties to Ukraine. For one Madison woman, the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings back memories and fears.

Sirje Kiin, an Estonian writer married to Dakota State University professor Jack Walters, has seen Russian brutality before. After becoming prime minister in 1999, President Vladimir Putin brought the small country of Chechnya to its knees with bombing attacks.