Bay Area Ukrainian Americans mark 1 year since Russian invasion at SF Embarcadero

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A whole lot of Ukrainian People and their allies marched and rallied Saturday to mark one yr because the Russian invasion. Many Ukrainians are hopeful the combating will finish.

Ukrainians and their allies stood shoulder-to-shoulder, close to San Francisco’s Ferry Constructing to mark the start of a battle that many by no means believed would nonetheless be raging one yr later.

“300 sixty-five days of Ukranian resilience as a result of we turned out to be a lot stronger than the enemy thought, 12 months of wrath and anger,” mentioned Kushneruk Dmytro, Ukrainian Consul Common of San Francisco.

“In our neighborhood, 5 homes had been destroyed by the Russians,” mentioned Vlada Bisotska.

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Bisotska escaped her hometown of Kyiv after the Russian invasion. She says her father is combating within the Ukrainian Military.

“In fact I am scared. I am anxious. However I do know that God provides him the energy and energy to battle. He is combating for us and our nation,” she mentioned.

“You’ll by no means anticipate it, however we lasted a yr in opposition to such evil, evil that does nothing however commit genocide,” mentioned Maria Tschernepenko, president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Committee.

The Consul Common estimates tens of millions have left Ukraine because the battle began, and hundreds have sought asylum on the West Coast and Bay Space.

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“I might say 30,000 to the West Coast — we had many extra Ukrainians come right here to make it their new house,” Dmytro mentioned.

Many are grateful for America’s help for Ukraine, together with President Biden’s go to there this week, however some don’t need a protracted battle.

“It wants to finish. We do not need America to help the battle and drag it out,” mentioned Vita Gailiunaite from San Francisco.

Later, a whole lot marched down The Embarcadero in a present of solidarity, many praying for victory and peace of their homeland.

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