PICTURED: World unites to assist Ukraine on anniversary of invasion
The Ukrainian president stood earlier than the location of the primary main battle of the battle at this time and promised his individuals they’d see victory.
‘We will win,’ Volodymyr Zelensky stated resolutely at a ceremony at Hostomel Airport, the place Russian invaders had been turned again after sweeping in direction of Kyiv in 2022 firstly of their so-called ‘three-day invasion‘.
As Zelensky meets with international leaders to mark the 2 yr anniversary of the battle and talk about future sanctions on Russia, supporters all over the world have likewise gathered to protest the invasion and pray for the Ukrainian individuals.
In London, an inter-faith prayer session on the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral close to Bond Street noticed supporters of various backgrounds and beliefs be a part of collectively in a present of assist for the resistance, praying for an finish to the wanton destruction that has torn by way of Ukraine, leaving no life untouched.
And in Edinburgh, individuals holding indicators on behalf of various European nations had been seen caped in Ukrainian flags and sharing messages opposing the Russian invasion.
A sea of blue and yellow swept by way of Berlin as protestors gathered in entrance of the Brandenburg Gate to wave flags and hearken to the phrases of Ukrainian troopers rehabilitated in Germany, who pleaded with the general public to ‘just remember to will not turn into troopers by letting the battle [come] near your borders’.
In Poland, as activists dumped manure outdoors the Russian ambassador’s residence close to Warsaw, protestors in Krakow marched with Ukrainian flags and held placards with messages in solidarity. Poland’s leaders assured Ukraine that, despite current variations over commerce, Warsaw was firm in its assist for Kyiv’s upheaval.
And in Serbia, a rustic traditionally extra aligned with Russia, protestors bravely took to the streets to march within the rain and present their assist, younger demonstrators pictured embracing and shedding tears as they mirrored on two brutal years of battle.
People with placards and Ukrainian flags take part in a march to mark 2 years for the reason that starting of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in London
A Ukrainian younger lady, with the Ukrainian flag painted on her face, takes half in a church service to mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, Britain, 24 February 2024
People attend a Prayer Service on the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to mark 2 years for the reason that starting of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in London
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski leads a prayer congregation to mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, Britain, 24 February 2024
Entering its third yr, Russia’s unyielding battle on Ukraine has raised issues about how lengthy Western nations will proceed offering weapons and different assist to Kyiv
People with placards and Ukrainian flags throughout a march from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to mark 2 years for the reason that starting of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in London
Members of the Reading Peace Group, The Reading Quakers, Greenpeace, Ukrainian residents of Reading alongside MP Matt Rodda. The peaceable march by way of the city marking two years for the reason that battle in Ukraine. Saturday twenty fourth of February 2024
A blended group of supporters took half in a march ‘standing with Ukraine’ in Reading, Berkshire on February 24, 2024
Demonstrators participate in a rally in assist of Ukraine, to mark the second yr of Russia’s navy invasion on Ukraine, on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on February 24, 2024
Supporters in Berlin additionally listened to the voices of troopers from Ukraine, rehabilitated in Germany, who stated: ‘We had been as soon as not troopers, however with the sounds of sirens we turned ones. Make certain that you simply will not turn into troopers by letting the battle near your borders. Help Ukraine win’
A girl in Berlin holds an indication evaluating 2024 to 1939, when the Second World War started, because the battle in Ukraine enters its third yr
A girl cries as she attends a protest in opposition to the Russian battle in Ukraine in entrance of the Russian embassy in Berlin, Saturday, February 24, 2024. The protest is marking two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukraine
People participate in a Stand With Ukraine Against Russian Aggression rally in Edinburgh, Scotland to mark the 2 yr anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Saturday February 24, 2024
Protestors caped in Ukrainian flags held banners with messages in assist of Ukraine in Edinburgh on Saturday
A sea of blue and yellow swept by way of the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland on the anniversary of the battle
People participate in a Stand With Ukraine Against Russian Aggression rally in Edinburgh, to mark the 2 yr anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Picture date: Saturday February 24, 2024
People, holding banners and Ukrainian flags, collect to mark the 2nd anniversary Russia-Ukraine battle as they march in direction of UNESCO listed Main Square in Krakow, Poland on February 24, 2024
Demonstrators wave flares at a ‘Victory for Peace’ march commemorating the anniversary of the Russian invasion, in Milan
People participate within the ‘Victory for Peace’ march in assist of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in Milan, Italy
A girl appears on as she takes half within the ‘Victory for Peace’ march in assist of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in Milan, Italy
Russian individuals participate in an illustration in assist of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in Milan, Italy
People, holding banners and Ukrainian flags, collect to mark the 2nd anniversary Russia-Ukraine battle as they march in direction of UNESCO listed Main Square in Krakow, Poland on February 24, 2024
People put on Ukrainian flags as they attend a peace march on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, 24 February 2024
People put on Ukrainian flags as they attend a peace march on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, 24 February 2024
People show placards as they attend a peace march on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, 24 February 2024
An indication saying ‘russia = s***’ was planted in a pile of manure left outdoors the house of the Russian ambassador to Poland
A person takes an image of a pile of manure dumped by pro-Ukrainian Euromaidan initiative in entrance of the Russian ambassador’s villa in Konstancin-Jeziorna, outdoors Warsaw, on February 24
A choir perfom throughout a Peace Prayer for Ukraine on the Stockholm Royal Palace’s Royal Chapel on February 24, 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden
King Carl Gustav, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia attend a peace prayer within the Palace Church, Royal Palace in Stockholm
Demonstrators carrying helmets from Japanese leftist teams Chukaku and Zengakuren protest in opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo, Japan, 24 February 2024
People collect on the metropolis downtown to point out their assist to Ukraine, after two years of ongoing battle between Russia and Ukraine throughout its second anniversary on February 24, 2024
A girl, wrapped in a Ukrainian flag, reacts as she participates in a ‘March of Solidarity and Peace’, organised by the Ukrainian embassy in Belgrade on February 24, 2024
A girl, wrapped in a Ukrainian flag, reacts as she participates in a ‘March of Solidarity and Peace’, organised by the Ukrainian embassy in Belgrade on February 24, 2024
People maintain a placard as they march by way of the rain in Belgrade, Serbia because the battle in Ukraine enters its third yr
A pair holds a placard calling for peace throughout a rally in Belgrade, Serbia, on 24 February 2024
