A tourist visiting the Bay Area from Ukraine has now received temporary protected status to stay in the U.S. as the war rages on back on his home country.
Vasyl Zhebrovsky said he received some photos from his friend, a Ukrainian soldier in his native Odessa. Other friends sent him pictures of handmade devices designed to protect buildings from Russian tanks.Zhebrovsky was the best man in his friend Alexander Rakul’s wedding. He traveled to Pleasanton to help the couple celebrate their 12th year anniversary.Zhebrovsky recently received temporary protected status from the U.S., allowing him to stay in the Bay Area and work for the next 18 months.
Rakul and his wife Irina Brener, who is also from Ukraine are offering him housing and helping him look for work.
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