Local organizers hosted a rally in Iowa City as a show of support for Ukrainians both locally and abroad

Doug Laux of Iowa City, who’s wife was born in Ukraine, waves a flag during a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa.

Oleksandr Obrosov, who was born in Ukraine but now lives in Iowa City, and his partner Callie Hahn, wave signs during a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa.

University of Iowa professor of pharmacology and neuroscience Yuriy Usachev, who was born in Ukraine, delivers a speech during a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa.

A attendee waves a Ukrainian flag during a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa.

Protesters march towards the Pentacrest during a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Oleana Bezulga, left, of Ukraine, and Lori Branch of Iowa City, embrace before a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa.

A protester carries a Ukrainian prayer card during a rally calling for peace and an end to the Russian Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa.