
We have heard numerous stories illustrating the brutality of this invasion and the potential war crimes being committed by the Putin regime”. Since the Russian invasion began, over 5 million civilians have been forced from their homes and thousands have lost their lives, including countless innocent women and children.

Louis and Kansas City.Īfter Tuesday’s vote, Wagner released a statement saying, “Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation continue their unconscionable assault on the sovereign nation of Ukraine. The Missouri State Capitol has been illuminated in blue and yellow, as well as several landmarks in St. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin, introduced legislation to light the Gateway Arch blue and yellow in support of Ukraine. Louis and the world was shaken when, 8,741 kilometers away, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

It also asks for it to be lit annually on August 24 in recognition of Ukrainian Independence Day. The bill states the Secretary of the Interior, who oversees the National Park Service, shall illuminate the Arch for 5 consecutive days within 15 days of the bill passing. The House passed the Gateway Solidarity Act, a bill giving the National Park Service authorization to illuminate the Gateway Arch in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and the seven members of the House of Representatives from Missouri joined her as original co-sponsors of the bill. The Gateway Arch is one step closer to being lit in blue and yellow to support Ukraine as it still battles Russia. – The Gateway Arch is one step closer to being lit in blue and yellow to support Ukraine as it still battles Russia. Ukrainian forces fought off Russian troops in the capital on Friday, as the city braces for a possible night of air strikes. Few expect Ukraine to emerge victorious from what is almost certain to be a prolonged, bloody, and vicious war - but so far, Kyiv's forces have managed to inflict heavy losses on Putin's troops.WASHINGTON, D.C. Russian missiles pounded Kyiv on Friday as families cowered in shelters and authorities told people to prepare petrol bombs to defend their capital. Yesterday, Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was illuminated with stripes of yellow and blue, as was the front of 10 Downing Street in London and Flinders Train Station in Melbourne, Australia. Louis lit up with a message of unity for Ukraine Saturday evening.

The famous Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest, Hungary, the Ludwingsburg Palace in Germany and the 16th century palace Palazzo Marino in Milan, Italy, also lit up with strips of blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukrainians whose lives have been torn apart by the war. LOUIS ( ) - The brick wall towering over Ritz Park on South Grand in South St. Light up the ST.Louis Jefferson Memorial (Arch) in support for Ukraine. New York City's Empire State Building, the London Eye, Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square, the Eiffel Tower and Rome's Colosseum were all illuminated with the national colors on Friday night, as Vladimir Putin's troops advanced on Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Light up the ST.Louis Jefferson Memorial (Arch) in support for Ukraine. Seinfeld and Gaffigan will visit the Enterprise Center on Saturday, Nov. Now, the bill goes before the Senate and the President. Monuments across the globe have lit up in the national blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag in solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the wake of Russia's invasion. LOUIS Award-winning comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan are joining forces for a St. Louis Arch may light up to support the Ukrainian people after the US House passed the Gateway Solidarity Act.
