The City of Morgan Hill hosted a small ceremony March 19 as the mayor and other officials raised the flag of Ukraine over City Hall.
The flag will fly over the City of Morgan Hill’s Civic Center plaza, located on Peak Avenue, through April 19, in support of the leaders and people of the eastern European nation that has been under attack from Russia in recent weeks. The flag of Ukraine will also fly during the same time over the city’s Community and Cultural Center and the Centennial Recreation Center.
The Morgan Hill City Council at the March 16 meeting approved the flying of the flag of Ukraine over city facilities. The council also approved a resolution in support of the people of Ukraine at the same meeting.
The resolution declares that the city “wishes to support a secure, independent and democratic Ukraine” and “condemns the violent invasion by Russia.”
City Council member Rene Spring requested the council adopt such a resolution at a previous meeting.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, at least 3.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations. Thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed since the fighting began, according to most estimates.
