Hundreds Gather in Westwood in Support of Ukraine, Condemn Russian Invasion

After Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on the night of Feb. 23, 2022, hundreds of people protested in front of the Federal Building in Westwood on Feb. 24, 2022. Alice Sun/The Epoch Times

WESTWOOD, Calif.—Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Federal Building in Westwood on Feb. 24 to express their outrage after Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on the night of Feb. 23.

The crowd—many were Ukrainian Americans and Russian Americans—sang Ukraine’s national anthem and held signages that read “Stop war in Ukraine,” “Support Ukraine,” “I’m ashamed that I’m Russian.”