The bell was rung 365 times: once for each day since the invasion.
The first to ring the bell was retired Marine Capt. Robert Modrzejewski, a Medal of Freedom recipient, who said most of the U.S.'s wars have been for freedom. He added:"This is just another occasion for freedom for the Ukrainian people, and I support you."
Some of the bell ringers dressed in traditional Ukrainian clothing with flowers in their hair, while others wrapped themselves in blue and yellow.Ringing the Freedom Bell was a powerful experience for Oksana Piggubna and her teenage daughter Nina Piggubna, who have been in the United States for two years.
Oksana said the family couldn't rest, because, even in their dreams, they see the war and their relatives and pray for a victory."We are ready to die, but we want to live," she said of her family.
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