Hundreds march in Seattle to support of Ukraine

SEATTLE — As Russia continues its offensive against Ukraine, hundreds of people took to the streets of Seattle in a show of solidarity for the war-torn country.

People pounded the pavement in the name of freedom, ending their march at Seattle Center on Saturday.

“We will fight for our freedom, and we’re not going to surrender,” said Peter Drogomirestkiy.

“The only way we change this is to all come together and be anti-war, no matter where it is,” marcher Carol Robertson said.

The march spanned two city blocks as a sea of blue and yellow streamed the streets.

“I hope that the people in power listen and send aid and send humanitarian aid, send air support that would prevent Ukrainian civilians from being bombed,” Anna Ladokhin said.

Ladokhin has family in Ukraine and she said there isn’t a day that goes by where she doesn’t frantically call them to make sure they’re OK.

“History repeats itself and you need to stand up against aggression because too many lives will be lost,” Ladokhin told KIRO 7.

People marching said it is time for Putin to be brought to justice.

“Killing kids, having kids on buses that are in incubators. It’s just wrong!” another marcher expressed.

“He has to be stopped. Putin has to be stopped. We cannot let history repeat itself,” Dixie Carter said.

The march was Seattle’s biggest show of support yet as organizers said it won’t be the last.

“Whatever I can do now is still my duty. I’m 78 years old, and these legs have still got a lot of marching in them!” Carter said.

Those who marched said one of the things they would like to see is NATO and other countries set up a no-fly zone above Ukraine to prevent more attacks from the Russians.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow will consider any third-party declaration of a Ukraine no-fly zone as “participation in the armed conflict,” according to The Associated Press.

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