This afternoon there was a flash mob rally held in front of City Hall in Dauphin to gather and show unity in support of the struggle happening in Ukraine with the potential of a Russian invasion after they gathered troops at the border with Ukraine.
The residents that attended wore Ukrainian colors while waving Ukrainian flags and holding #StandWithUkraine banners.
This rally was being held in coordination with similar rallies happening across the country put on by the National Ukrainian Canadian Congress along with the provincial chapters.
There were rallies held over the weekend in 28 different cities across all 10 provinces including Morden and Winnipeg here in Manitoba as well as Yorkton, Saskatoon, and Regina in Saskatchewan.
The rallies were held to draw attention to the immense struggle happening over in Ukraine while urging the Canadian Government to join allies in providing Ukrainian forces with weapons to defend itself against the Russian forces at their border.
Ukraine is looking for Canada, the United States, and other NATO allies to act against the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine which has been an ongoing issue since it began in 2014. Russia started this war when they invaded and occupied Crimea and parts of eastern Ukrainian areas like Luhansk and Donetsk.
To date, the war against Ukraine has killed almost 14,000 people and wounded more than 30,000 while displacing more than 1.5 million people.
