Cincinnati vows to stand behind Ukraine and sister city, Kharkiv

ROUND OF TALKS AIMED AT ENDING ALL OF THIS FIGHTING. ASHLEY: AND A SHOW OF SUPPORT TODAY FOR OUR SISTER CITY IN THE UKRAINE. CINCINNATI AND KHARKIV HAVE ENBE SISTER CITIES SINCE 1989. SHEREE: TODAY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PASSED A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE IN DEFENSE OF ITS SOVEREIGNTY. WLWT NEWS 5’S KARIN JOHNSON IS LIVE OUTSIDE CITY HALL WITH MORE. KARIN: WE DIDN’JUT ST HEAR FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY ABOUT THE WAR, BUT ALSO THOSE IN CINCINNATI WITH CLOSE TIESO T KHARKIV, SOME OF WHOM TH EY HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO IN SEVERAL DAYS. COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPREEDSS THEIR LOVE FOR UAIKRNE, SAYING CINCINNATI STANDS READY TO ACCEPTEF RUGEES. THAT SUPPORT WAS VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MEETING. PEOPLE SHOWEUPD WEARING UKRAINE FLAGS, SOME WEARING THEM LIKE A CAPE, DRAPED OVER THEM. BOB HERRING HEADS THE SISTER CITY PARTNERSHIP. HE HASSE C FRIENDS IN KHARKIV, FRIENDS WHO WE HAVE TALKED TO VIA ZOOM THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOW COMMUNICATION IS LIMITED. FOLKS HERE IN CINCINNATI AREN O PINS AND NEEDLES AS THEY WAIT... WATCH, AND PRAY. >> WE DO KWNO THAT KHARKIV IS UNDEATR TACK AS WE SPEAK. WE DO KNOW THAT THE CITY GOVERNMENT, THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN KHARKIV HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY A RUSANSI MISSILE. AND WE DO KNOW THAT UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS ARE NOW A PILE OF RUBBLE. WE DO NOT KNOW IF MAYOR TEREKHOV WILL SURVIVE. KARI FN:IVE YEARS AGO MAYOR , TEREKHOV WAS HERE IN CINCINNATI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SIGNING A MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING , A DECLARATION WITH THEN-MAYOR JOHN CRANLEY, ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES. TONIGHT THERE ARE SO MANY UNKNOWNS,O S MANY QUESTIONS. IF HE SURVIVES, WILL HE RESUME HIS LEADERSHIP? WHAT WILL THE RELATIONSHIP BE? SO MANY THING NSOT KNOWN AT THIS HOUR. REPORTGIN DOWNTOWN KARIN , JOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5 SHEREE: I KNOW THAT YOU SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OF BO HERRING’S FRIENDS IN KHARKIV A FEW WEEKS AGO, ANY IDEA HOW THEY ARE DOING? HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCWIH THEM? KARIN: AT THIS HOUR, WE DON’T REALLY KNOW BECAUSE THINGS ARE CHANNGGI BY THE MINUTE OVER THERE. YOU THINK ABOUT, IT WAS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO THAT I SPOKE WITH A HANDFUL OF THEM, MOSTLY TEACHERS. I WAS TALKING TTOHEM ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR. THEY WERE SAYING, WE KNOW ABOUT THE THREAT, THAWET ARE STILL LIVING OUR LIVES, TEACHING, GOING TO NIGHTCLUBS AND RESTAURANTS. D ANHERE WE ARE

Cincinnati vows to stand behind Ukraine and sister city, Kharkiv

Updated: 6:10 PM EST Mar 2, 2022

There was a strong show of support Wednesday for our sister city in Ukraine.Cincinnati and Kharkiv have been sister cities since 1989.On Wednesday, Cincinnati city council members passed a resolution recognizing support for Ukraine in defense of its sovereignty. Members express love for Ukraine and said Cincinnati stands ready to accept refugees.The support was visible throughout the meeting as people showed upholding Ukraine flags. A few people wore them like a cape, draped over their bodies.Bob Herring is the chairperson of the sister city partnership. He has close friends in Kharkiv where communication is limited."We do know that Kharkiv is under attack as we speak. We do know that the city government, administration building in Karkhiv has been destroyed by a Russian missile, and we do know that the university buildings are now a pile of rubble. We do not know if Mayor Terekhov will survive," Herring said.Herring said Terekhov was in Cincinnati in 2017 where he signed a memo of understanding with former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley that defined the relationship between the two cities.

CINCINNATI —

There was a strong show of support Wednesday for our sister city in Ukraine.

Cincinnati and Kharkiv have been sister cities since 1989.

On Wednesday, Cincinnati city council members passed a resolution recognizing support for Ukraine in defense of its sovereignty.

Members express love for Ukraine and said Cincinnati stands ready to accept refugees.

The support was visible throughout the meeting as people showed upholding Ukraine flags. A few people wore them like a cape, draped over their bodies.

Bob Herring is the chairperson of the sister city partnership. He has close friends in Kharkiv where communication is limited.

"We do know that Kharkiv is under attack as we speak. We do know that the city government, administration building in Karkhiv has been destroyed by a Russian missile, and we do know that the university buildings are now a pile of rubble. We do not know if Mayor Terekhov will survive," Herring said.

Herring said Terekhov was in Cincinnati in 2017 where he signed a memo of understanding with former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley that defined the relationship between the two cities.