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GALLERY: Hundreds gather for Ukraine 365 Days of Defending Freedom rally
Daily Free Press Staff
By Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Hui-En Lin, Isabella Oland, Ruihan Yang and Ziyu (Julian) Zhu
Hundreds rallied in Copley square last Sunday. The rally marked the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24. 2022. Protestors carried 365 informative signs detailing a day-by-day recount of the war.
The participants rally in Copley square, in front of the Trinity Church. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFA participant chants at the Ukraine 365 Days of Defending Freedom Rally in front of Trinity Church on Feb. 24. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFTwo volunteers in the crowd wearing the Ukrainian flag. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFVolunteers held signs with messages about what has happened every day since the war began. ISABELLA OLAND/DFP STAFFA rally attendee adjusts their megaphone while wearing a signed Ukrainian flag. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFFA participant covers her face with a Ukrainian flag. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFA protestor’s sign reads, “Russia’s war in Ukraine is a genocide.” ISABELLA OLAND/DFP STAFFA protestor’s sign reads, “We stand with Ukraine.” HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFA protestor holds up a sign that reads, “Stand with Ukraine.” HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFTwo protestors hold up a sign that reads, “Stand with Ukraine.” RUIHAN YANG/DFP STAFFA participant chants at Ukraine 365 Days of Defending Freedom Rally in front of Trinity Church on Feb. 24. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFNick Zozula, president of the Ukrainian American Youth Association of Boston, spoke to the crowd about the suffering of Ukrainian troops. ISABELLA OLAND/DFP STAFFA protestor takes a drag of his cigarette after the rally. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFFA protestor holds up a sign that reads, “Stop Russia.” HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFA woman sits in a pew inside Trinity Church after the rally. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFF
