Olga Cooprider, left, and her daughter Ekaterina, 19, get emotional during the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Olga was born in Ukraine, now living in Colorado, her daughter, a college student, was born in Colorado. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Ukrainian refugee Yana Krotova, right, addresses the crowd gathered for the support Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Krotova, her husband and son, escaped Mariupol in March 2022, her father was killed when a bomb hit his apartment complex. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Ukrainian refugee, Irina Gaevskyy, right, during a prayer at the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Gaevskyy fled her war torn country last August. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
The Ukrainian flag flies at the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
The Ukrainian flag flies at the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Slava Fedorchuk with Sunflower Seeds Ukraine Boulder, dresses a mannequin in military gear for the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Sunflower Seeds Ukraine is an organization that accepts donations for medical supplies and transport costs to get medical supplies from the US to Ukraine. sunflowerseedsukraine.org (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Alexandrina Vorobey, 6, holds a Ukrainian flag in support of the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
American/Ukraine flag at the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Russian, Maria Merkel shows her support for the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Merkel recently arrived in the United States with her husband and daughter. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Ukrainian singer Zoriano Herman sings at the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Zoriano fled the fighting in Ukraine eight months ago, now is a teacher in the childcare system in Denver. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Tatiana Kalinina, 82, part Russian, French and Polish, shows her support for the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Olga Cooprider, left, and her daughter Ekaterina, 19, get emotional during the Ukraine rally at the Colorado State Capitol February 25, 2023. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of RussiaÕs invasion of Ukraine, nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine. Olga was born in Ukraine, now living in Colorado, her daughter, a college student, was born in Colorado. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Nearly two hundred supporters gathered at the Colorado State Capitol in downtown Denver to protest Russia and stand in solidarity for Ukraine on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
