Leeza Coedinger, 11, is comforted by her mother Anna Fisher, of Squirrel Hill, as they hold a Ukrainian flag with the help of Fisher’s father Valeriy Fisher, not pictured, at the beginning of the event.
Event organizers Kateryna Petrylo, Andrew Romanchik and Hrystyna Petrylo lead attendees in an opening prayer. The three young people also organized a rally of over 100 people on Feb. 27, 2022, to protest the war shortly after it began.
Attendees hold anti-war signs as they listen to speakers.
A woman cries as dozens gathered in the park near Gateway station sing Ukrainian songs.
Young girls wear and hold Ukrainian colors as they listen to speakers.
Aleksandra Popova, a Ukrainian immigrant living in Pittsburgh, wraps her dog Judy in a Ukrainian flag during the rally.
People hold signs decrying war and celebrating those fighting for peace in Ukraine.
Attendees stand for a moment of silence for Ukrainian people killed in the war.
Nuriddin Iuldashev, a recent Russian immigrant to Pittsburgh, holds a sign decrying Vladimir Putin up for passing cars to see after the rally.
Alexandra Wimley

Alexandra is a photographer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but she's currently on strike.

Alexandra Wimley

Alexandra is a photographer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but she's currently on strike.