Clovis woman officially welcomes family escaping war in Ukraine to the US

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Clovis woman who spent months collecting donations to help her brother's family leave war-torn Ukraine was able to finally welcome them to the United States.

Galina Koslov shared a photo with Action News as she met them at the airport in San Francisco.

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She picked up her brother and his family of 11 after weeks of filling out paperwork to get them refugee statuses.

Koslov hopes it will be a wonderful welcome as they prepare to start their new lives in the Fresno area.