A vigil commemorating the two-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will take place on U-M's Diag (in front of Hatcher Graduate Library) from 4:15-5:15 PM. It is organized by the U-M Ukrainian Student Club and the Ann Arbor chapter of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (UNWLA), with support from the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia.

The vigil will be followed by the WCEE Distinguished Lecture by Ukrainian journalist and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former press secretary, Iuliia Mendel, from 5:30-7 pm in Rackham Amphitheater. Mendel will speak about her recent book The Fight of our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.