Yukoners show solidarity with Ukraine through large downtown demonstration on Sunday
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Natalya Spassova of Whitehorse said her mom is a survivor from the Second World War, she was a five-year-old living in the Ukraine when it started in 1939. Now in 2022, she is still living in the Ukraine, and facing another war as Russia invades her homeland.
"I remember in her birthday parties she always said 'I hope we always see the clear skies.' We never understood what [it meant]," Spassova said of her mother.
Spassova said she feels as though she has no energy, but she's still trying to help her family overseas. Along with her mother, her brothers, nieces and nephews also live in the Ukraine and the invasion has become part of their everyday life.
"And now my family calls me every day, every half an hour, and they're saying there's shooting, bombing, shooting, bombing, tanks. And it's just horrifying," she said.
"I hope the Canadian government and the Yukon government can help us bring our families."
Spassova was one of the 200 people who gathered on Sunday in front of the Prospectors Spirit Statue in Whitehorse, Yukon to show support for the Ukrainian people who are battling against the Russian invasion, which began on Thursday.
Some people were holding Ukrainian flags, others held blue and yellow signs asking for love and peace, while others held signs denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions.
Svitlana Koptyeva, the organizer of the Sunday demonstration, moved to Canada 10 years ago. She was born and raised in the Ukraine.
For her, these are extremely difficult times as her brother and mom still live in the Ukraine.
"I feel scared for them," she said. "This is something that everybody kind of knew would happen, but never believed it actually would."
Koptyeva said she cannot stop checking her phone during the day to see if she has received any updates from her relatives.
"I received a message from my brother and he's like, 'oh, I'm sleeping on a bus stop today' in the middle of winter with no electricity and no heating. And it just kind of breaks everyone's heart," she said.
Koptyeva said people don't need to have strong personal connection to care about what's happening in Ukraine.
She also hopes the solidarity demonstration brings awareness to people who might not know about the invasion.
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