
They unfurled the Ukrainian flag on Ukraine's Independence Day in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025, across the fences from the White House/By Patricia Leslie
The moderator in red and white with a speaker at Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025. Another speaker urged those present to contact congressional representatives often to let them know of support for Ukraine. One speaker said a congressman from Michigan (?; unsure) changed his support for Ukraine because he had received 800 phone calls opposing support so if the 40,000 Ukrainians in Michigan called their congressman urging him to change his mind, maybe he would/By Patricia Leslie
This injured Ukrainian soldier, blind and a double amputee who was helped to the podium, spoke at Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
Some injured Ukrainian troops are treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. These Ukrainian troops attended Ukraine's Independence Day celebration at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025. The cardboard sign reads: "Please Send Patriot Missiles."/By Patricia Leslie
Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
At Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, this woman draped in a Ukrainian flag, like many, said she was born in Lithuania. She addressed the crowd at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025 /By Patricia Leslie
Entertainers at Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025. See the police behind them in front of the White House, but no National Guard members were observed/By Patricia Leslie
This speaker said he was 85 years old and a U.S. Army veteran who supports Ukraine's independence and U.S. support for the nation. At the Ukraine Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
A speaker at Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025, with the moderator in red and white/By Patricia Leslie
Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
U.S. veterans who support Ukraine at Ukraine's Independence Day celebration, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie
Meanwhile, over on nearby 17th Street, N.W. at Farragut Square, another rally was underway to honor Muhammad's grandson (?). This group made their way to Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025 to compete with Ukraine's speakers/By Patricia Leslie

At Farragut Square, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025/By Patricia Leslie