Hundreds of pro-Ukrainian protesters gathered in Times Square on Monday, with one simple message: “Stand with Ukraine.”

It’s been three years since Russia invaded the country, and emotions for protesters are still raw.

“Now I’m here, but I don’t feel happy that I’m in America. My husband is still home, my mom is still home,” Natalie Chvorok said.

Chvorok fled Ukraine to the United States shortly after the war began.

“Putin will never stop. He will never stop,” Chvorok said. The one nation demonstrators believe can stand up to Russia is the United States.

“After three years Ukraine is still standing and now we need support from America more than ever,” Ukrainian New Yorker Katerina Ganchak said.

However, some worry support from the U.S. is in jeopardy, but their resolve to keep fighting still stands strong.  

“We’ve seen so much, we’ve lost so much, so we cannot just step out of the war,” protester Mak Symsavenko said.

Earlier in the day, the U.S. voted against a United Nations resolution demanding Russia withdraw from Ukraine. This comes after President Donald Trump called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator and said Ukraine started the war.

For Chvorok and many others, this is a fight for freedom and a fight for their future.

“People who support freedom must be together,” Chvorok said.

Landmarks across the city on Monday were lit up yellow and blue. Gov. Kathy Hochul says New York will always stand with Ukrainians.