Largest Ukrainian flag in US flying over Chicago skyline to mark 1 year since Russian invasion

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More rallies are expected Saturday as Chicagoans across the city stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Hundreds gathered in Ukrainian Village on Friday night to mark one year since Russia's invasion began.

The war has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and millions of Ukrainians displaced.

About 250,000 of those refugees are now living in the United States.

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A couple events were held Saturday to mark of the start of that war as Ukrainians, and even Russian immigrants, in Chicago plan to gather and voice their desires for the war to end.

On Friday, people were wrapped in blue and yellow flags and held "365" posters, representing the past 365 days Ukraine has endured Russian attacks.

Thousands of local Ukrainians have loved ones overseas, and they said, every day, those people are living in fear.

What's said to be the largest Ukrainian flag in the country is now flying over the Chicago skyline.

Members of the city's Ukrainian community raised the custom-made Ukrainian flag near Grand and Aberdeen in Fulton Market Saturday. Drivers should be able to see it from I-90.

A large rally organized by the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America was also held on Michigan Avenue.

People marched with signs depicting the atrocities that have taken place each day over the past year.

Organizers said they wanted to bring attention to the suffering of the Ukrainian people.