IMAGE: Umbrella for Ukraine. Hundreds of people in the center of Prague spoke out against the bombing
Several hundred people protested on Monday evening at Wenceslas Square in Prague against the Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities. The participants of the event, which included Czechs and refugees from Ukraine, condemned Monday’s Russian missile attacks and called on the West for stronger violence against Ukraine. Dozens of police officers watched over the peaceful course of the rally, who estimated the number of participants at hundreds.
The protest, which took place from 18:00 under the statue of St. Wenceslas, was called today by the Voice of Ukraine and Civic Guide. Speakers during the event, mostly in Ukrainian, condemned the Russian invasion and described today’s bombing of Ukrainian cities as state terrorism. You also repeatedly call on representatives of European countries to further help Ukraine, especially to provide more weapons, including an air defense system. At the same time, they thanked the Czech Republic for helping refugees.
The rally participants brought with them dozens of Ukrainian flags and banners calling for an end to the war and aid to Ukraine. During the event, part of the protesters held crosses with the names of Ukrainian cities that were bombed by Russia today. At the same time, the organizers collected for a petition announcing the declaration of Russia as a terrorist state.
According to the organizers, another protest action against Russian aggression is planned for early Tuesday evening. It should take place again from 18:00 on Wenceslas Square. A rally in support of Ukraine is also planned at the same place on Saturday.
Russia hit cities across Ukraine in several waves this morning in widespread attacks that Kiev says have killed 11 people, injured dozens more and damaged energy infrastructure. Moscow fired dozens of missiles and deployed drones and air force at the neighboring country, according to the Ukrainian military, after it accused Ukraine on Sunday of attacking the strategic Kerch Bridge, Russia’s link with illegally annexed Crimea.