![New Bedford Mayor Tweets Support for Ukraine, ‘Ready and Willing to Assist Refugees’](https://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2022/02/attachment-Mitchell-Ukraine.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
New Bedford Mayor Tweets Support for Ukraine, ‘Ready and Willing to Assist Refugees’
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to voice support for Ukraine following its invasion by Russian forces, and stating that New Bedford is open to refugees fleeing from the conflict.
Just before 5 p.m., Mitchell tweeted from his account, "We in #Newbedford lend our voice to the chorus condemning Russia’s unprovoked attack on #Ukraine. Our city stands ready and willing to assist refugees if called upon."
Mitchell is one of many civic leaders on local, nation and international stages condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and his decision to invade neighboring Ukraine. Earlier on Thursday, President Joe Biden issued new sanctions against Russia in the wake of the invasion, and other nations followed suit.
![WBSM-AM/AM 1420 logo](https://townsquare.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WBSMAM.png?w=100)
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that at least 137 Ukrainian civilians and soldiers had been killed in the first day of the invasion. Reuters reported that as many as 100,000 have fled their homes in Ukraine, with thousands of them fleeing into neighboring countries.
LOOK: What 25 Historic Battlefields Look Like Today
More From WBSM-AM/AM 1420
![21 Dogs Rescued From New Bedford Home Are Ready for Adoption](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-pups.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Robot Cuts the Ribbon on New Bedford’s Research & Robotics Lab](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-214.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Bedford House Fire Displaces Two Residents](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-41.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A New Bedford Man is Dubbed a Hero After Saving Four Neighbors from Blazing House Fire](http://townsquare.media/site/519/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-27.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Fall River’s Historical Standup Comedy Event at Battleship Cove](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-210.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Bedford Mother of Deceased Infant Found at Fort Taber Arraigned](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2023/12/attachment-Fort-Taber.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Bedford, MA Seaport Art Walk Is a Chance to Enjoy Public Art](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-Brooke-Mullins-Doherty-at-Seaport-Art-Walk-2023-Photo-by-Josh-Souza1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Bedford, Massachusetts Fire Museum Honors Fire Service History](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-FIRE-MUSEUM-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Bedford Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-38.jpg?w=980&q=75)