'We want peace': Windsorites rally in support of Ukraine
CBC
Windsorites showed their support for Ukraine on Friday, attending a rally to show support for the country as a Russian military invasion continues.
About two dozen people attended Friday's rally, but many more showed support with their car horns as they drove by the group, which held signs and Ukrainian flags.
The Russian military began invading Ukraine on Thursday. Several countries, including Canada and the U.S., have announced sanctions against Russia.
One of the attendees Friday was Evgen Boslovyak, who came to Canada about 16 years ago. His family goes back farther, however, with his grandfather arriving in Canada following the Second World War.
When asked how he felt watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold, Boslovyak said he felt "pain."
"A lot of pain," he said. "I have family, friends there, and I just don't understand this."
"We want peace, we never provoked anyone," Boslovyak said. "There is no reason for this in this day and age. It's just genocide. it shouldn't be happening."
"I can't even explain the pain. I pray for people back home, I wish them to stay strong and united."
He said Russia and Ukraine are very similar culturally; he compared the two countries to Canada and the United States.
"This is the same people, brothers and sisters," he said. "For example, my dad is Russian, my mom is Ukrainian, so I cannot separate those two nations."
Boslovyak urged Ukrainians not to give up.
"I can only wish them all to be healthy and survive this."
Russian-Canadian Alina Khakimov — whose mother and two brothers live in Russia — said Russians don't support the attack on Ukraine, either.
"The past few days I've been heartbroken to hear all the news," Khakimov said. "Heartbroken, depressed and feeling of absolute helplessness and lost because you don't know what you can do, how you can help, especially being away from family, being away from there."
This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan.
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