About 200 folks have a pull collectively Sunday afternoon in Calgary aimed to encourage Calgarians to take motion in help of Ukraine.
Stand for Democracy – Stand with Ukraine Rally & March beginning on the Holodomor Monument on Memorial Drive.
The occasion was organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Calgary Department.
It was triggered by Russian missile assaults over the weekend, one in all which hit an condo constructing in Dnipro on Saturday, killing dozens of individuals.
The demise toll from the missile strike in Dnipro rose to 30 on Sunday, the nationwide emergency service reported, as rescuers scrambled to succeed in survivors within the rubble.
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Rally organizer Illya Ivanov is from Dnipro. He moved to Canada in 2013.
“At this level you get up and also you learn the information and I really feel anger and frustration,” Ivanov mentioned. “Largely anger as a result of it is a civilian constructing. I do know the place it’s. I do know the neighborhood in Dnipro the place it’s. It’s not subsequent to any army object or close to vital infrastructure.”
Ivanov mentioned he did handle to speak with pals and kin residing in Dnipro and famous that they had been all secure.
Organizers mentioned over the previous yr, Canadians have opened their houses and communities to welcome Ukrainian newcomers, donated to charities supporting Ukraine and written to their political representatives to ask for higher help.
“Ottawa has additionally contributed considerably to army and humanitarian help for Ukraine,” Ivanov mentioned, including {that a} Ukrainian victory is in Canada’s strategic curiosity.
“The quicker Ukraine wins the struggle, the extra lives are saved, and the stronger an ally Canada has in Europe,” Ivanov mentioned.
“On the smallest stage you see the rising inflation and naturally the Russian aggression contributes to that – there’s unpredictability and instability.”
He mentioned Canada is a steadfast ally of Ukraine.
“Canada has supplied help from again when the struggle began in 2014. Canada has supplied loans and educated army personnel and I imagine that’s necessary,” he mentioned. “I am happy with how Canada is behaving and I am proud that they’re a dedicated ally.”
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Ivanov mentioned the Calgary department of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress will proceed to carry rallies within the metropolis till there’s a Ukrainian victory.
“If somebody tells you that they know when the struggle will finish – do not imagine them,” Ivanov mentioned.
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On the identical day, Russia additionally focused the capital Kiev and the northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv in a widespread barrage, ending a two-week lull in airstrikes it has carried out nearly weekly since October on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and concrete facilities launched.
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