A PEACEFUL protest by Ukrainians living in Kerry took place in the Square in Tralee on Wednesday.

The protest was dedicated to the memory of those children and adults who died in a rocket attack on July 8 which destroyed the county’s largest Children’s Hospital in Ukraine.

This action aimed to remind the media, authorities, and local residents that the war in Ukraine is still ongoing and that innocent Ukrainian children are dying from rocket attacks on hospitals and residential buildings.

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During the peaceful protest, people demanded urgently needed air defence systems for Ukraine to protect against rocket attacks, which target children’s hospitals, residential buildings, and power plants that power entire cities.

“We are talking about cancer children’s hospital attack because of its striking cruelty. But such stories happen in Ukraine every day. Ukraine urgently needs air defence systems to protect itself. We believe that the air defence system is humanitarian aid,”  said Natalia Krasnekova , a Ukrainian activist in Kerry.

Similar peaceful protests took place on Wednesday in Dublin and Galway. Protests in Wexford, Portlaoise and Ennis are planned for the coming days.

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