Ukraine supporters march through downtown Jacksonville.
People gathered in downtown Jacksonville Friday, some waving a Ukraine flag, others carrying signs condemning Russia’s attack on the country.– People gathered in downtown Jacksonville Friday, some waving a Ukraine flag, others carrying signs condemning Russia’s attack on the country. The demonstrators marched through downtown and onto the Main Street bridge.
And many of them had their own personal stories to share. Loved ones fighting, some are taking shelter in metro stations, and women and children are trying to flee to safety. One man who immigrated from Ukraine told News4JAX it’s his birthday. One of his friends, who is taking up arms to fight the invasion, called to wish him a happy birthday Thursday because he wasn’t sure he’d be alive Friday, and he hasn’t heard from him again.
Another woman told News4JAX a pregnant friend of hers from near the Russian border, fled with her two small children, traveling through the woods on foot to make it to safety across the Polish border. They made it thankfully, but her husband is staying behind to fight.She said her sister, whose from near Kyiv, is trying to flee in the car with her kids, but they’ve been stuck in traffic for ten hours and are looking for shelter.
People at the demonstration said they’re glad the U.S. is sending weapons and taking refugees. But they want them to do more, they want more military help and they want Biden to take sanctions a step further by cutting off Russia from SWIFT, which is a system that allows the smooth transaction of money across borders.“We are trying to say, we want to show that Ukraine is not alone,” said Ivan Strilchuk who is from Ukraine but now lives in Jacksonville.
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