The demonstration was one of several protests and vigils scheduled this weekend in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and elsewhere in California.
of Ukraine, one of several demonstrations and vigils scheduled this weekend in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and elsewhere around the state.
Samvel Torosyan, 25, said that he texts regularly with his friends in the Russian military, including one friend who is a fighter pilot. “They are afraid,” said Torosyan, who is also Russian, as he passed the shops and restaurants of Hollywood Boulevard.Like some others at Saturday’s march, Torosyan said he doesn’t want to see the U.S. send its own military to Ukraine because he fears that could lead to a nuclear war.
As the group walked down the trash-strewn sidewalks that line Hollywood Boulevard, where there are a number of encampments, some homeless residents and business owners offered their support.The flag of Ukraine was hoisted above one encampment, put up a year and a half ago, according to one man at the site. As the marchers passed by the heart of Hollywood Boulevard, the group also drew the attention of tourists and street performers.
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