Alexandria Bell, left, holds a Ukraine flag as her mother, Ukrainien refugee Nadia Mostyuk, far right, participates in a candlelight vigil supporting Ukraine Tuesday, March 8,, 2022, at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Mostyuk was in Ukraine when the war started and escaped to Colorado Springs to live with her daughter Alexandria Bell who has been in the United States for 20 years. Students, faculty, and the Colorado Springs community gathered in the university’s El Pomar Plaza to honor those fighting in Ukraine and those who have lost their lives in the war. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs community gathered Tuesday, March 8, 2022, to support those in Ukraine fighting against Russia and those who have died in the war.
Alexandria Bell, left, holds a Ukraine flag as her mother, Ukrainien refugee Nadia Mostyuk, far right, participates in a candlelight vigil supporting Ukraine Tuesday, March 8,, 2022, at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Mostyuk was in Ukraine when the war started and escaped to Colorado Springs to live with her daughter Alexandria Bell who has been in the United States for 20 years. Students, faculty, and the Colorado Springs community gathered in the university’s El Pomar Plaza to honor those fighting in Ukraine and those who have lost their lives in the war. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Ukrainien refugee Nadia Mostyuk wipes a tear Tuesday, March 8, 2022, during a candlelight vigil at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs supporting Ukraine. Mostyuk was in Ukraine when the war started and escaped to Colorado Springs to live with her daughter Alexandria Bell who has been in the United States for 20 years. Students, faculty, and the Colorado Springs community gathered in the university’s El Pomar Plaza to honor those fighting in Ukraine and those who have lost their lives in the war. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Larysa Martyniuk places candles on a ledge in the El Pomar Plaza with flags displaying the Ukraine color in the background Tuesday, March 8, 2022, before a candlelight vigil at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs supporting Ukraine. Martyniuk has about 35 family members in the country being attacked by Russia. Students, faculty, and the Colorado Springs community gathered in the university’s El Pomar Plaza to honor those fighting in Ukraine and those who have lost their lives in the war. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Maria Goni hold a sgn showing the Ukraine flag Tuesday, March 8, 2022, during a candlelight vigil at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs supporting Ukraine. Students, faculty, and the Colorado Springs community gathered in the university’s El Pomar Plaza to honor those fighting in Ukraine and those who have lost their lives in the war. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)UCCS sophomore Mickayla Oswald places candles around the mountian lion sculpture in the El Pomar Plaza Tuesday, March 8, 2022, before a candlelight vigil at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs supporting Ukraine. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)People gather Tuesday, March 8, 2022, during a candlelight vigil at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs supporting Ukraine. Students, faculty, and the Colorado Springs community gathered in the university’s El Pomar Plaza to honor those fighting in Ukraine and those who have lost their lives in the war. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The Taylor Choir of Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church perform Tuesday, March 8, 2022, during a candlelight vigil at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs supporting Ukraine. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
