The Kyiv Independent's Masha Lavrova sat down with Ukrainian Hollywood actress Ivanna Sakhno, famous for her roles in "Pacific Rim Uprising," "The Spy Who Dumped Me,” and 2023 "Ahsoka" television series from the Star Wars universe, to discuss her experience of watching the war unfold in Ukraine from the U.S., and her advocacy mission to keep bringing the world's attention to Ukraine. The conversation took place in Kyiv during Ivanna's recent visit.

00:00 - Who is Ivanna Sakhno
01:12 - How does it feel being back in Kyiv?
02:30 - Beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion
05:45 - How to keep Ukraine relevant
10:44 - Advocacy work and support for Ukraine
13:31 - Negative stereotypes about Ukrainian women
14:00 - "20 Days in Mariupol"
15:25 - What the world still gets wrong about Ukraine
16:10 - How to educate people about the difference between Russians and Ukrainians
19:02 - On her Ukrainian identity