Tokyo-based Ukrainian opera singer Oksana Stepanyuk is praying for peace and the safety of her family in her home country as it faces a Russian invasion."I wish I could rush to my family and be by their side," the 44-year-old singer said after she spoke to her mother on the phone. "I want this situation to end immediately."Stepanyuk told Kyodo News in an interview on Saturday that her parents live in a village in central Ukraine. When she called her family on Thursday as Russian forces began their attack, her mother said, "I am scared of the sirens."Stepanyuk was able to confirm their safet…READ FULL ARTICLE
