The UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies hosted a campus rally in solidarity with Ukraine on Thursday, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which began February 23, as reported by the New York Times.
"When you look at all these students here, it breaks your heart knowing their peers in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and elsewhere in Ukraine are being shelled right now, watching their cities being destroyed, their families torn apart," said Adnan Džumhur, associate director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies.
As Ukraine's national flower, sunflowers have come to represent resistance, unity, and hope with this conflict.
Sophomore romance language and psychology double major Lucia Lynch writes a note of support of Ukraine.
"Say No to Putin" posters lay on tables at the campus rally in solidarity with Ukraine.
A collection Pysankas, which are Ukrainian Easter eggs, was raffled off at the rally to support Ukranian efforts.
