The Ukrainian president stood earlier than the positioning of the primary main battle of the warfare in the present day and promised his people they would see victory.
‘We are going to win,’ Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned resolutely at a ceremony at Hostomel Airport, the place Russian invaders had been turned again after sweeping in the direction of Kyiv in 2022 at the beginning of their so-called ‘three-day invasion‘.
As Zelensky meets with international leaders to mark the 2 12 months anniversary of the warfare and talk about future sanctions on Russia, supporters around the globe have likewise gathered to protest the invasion and pray for the Ukrainian folks.
In London, an inter-faith prayer session on the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral close to Bond Avenue noticed supporters of numerous backgrounds and beliefs be a part of collectively in a present of help 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, folks 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 take heed to the phrases of Ukrainian troopers rehabilitated in Germany, who pleaded with the general public to ‘just be sure you will not turn out to be troopers by letting the warfare [come] near your borders’.
In Poland, as activists dumped manure outdoors the Russian ambassador’s house close to Warsaw, protestors in Krakow marched with Ukrainian flags and held placards with messages in solidarity. Poland’s leaders assured Ukraine that, despite latest variations over commerce, Warsaw was determined in its help 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 help, younger demonstrators pictured embracing and shedding tears as they mirrored on two brutal years of battle.
Individuals with placards and Ukrainian flags take part in a march to mark 2 years because the 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
Individuals attend a Prayer Service on the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to mark 2 years because the 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
Getting into its third 12 months, Russia’s unyielding warfare on Ukraine has raised issues about how lengthy Western nations will proceed offering weapons and different help to Kyiv
Individuals with placards and Ukrainian flags throughout a march from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to mark 2 years because the starting of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2024 in London
Members of the Studying Peace Group, The Studying Quakers, Greenpeace, Ukrainian residents of Studying alongside MP Matt Rodda. The peaceable march by way of the city marking two years because the warfare in Ukraine. Saturday twenty fourth of February 2024
A blended group of supporters took half in a march ‘standing with Ukraine’ in Studying, Berkshire on February 24, 2024
Demonstrators participate in a rally in help of Ukraine, to mark the second 12 months 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 mentioned: ‘We had been as soon as not troopers, however with the sounds of sirens we grew to become ones. Just be sure you will not turn out to be troopers by letting the warfare near your borders. Assist Ukraine win’
A lady in Berlin holds an indication evaluating 2024 to 1939, when the Second World Battle started, because the warfare in Ukraine enters its third 12 months
A lady cries as she attends a protest in opposition to the Russian warfare 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
Individuals participate in a Stand With Ukraine In opposition to Russian Aggression rally in Edinburgh, Scotland to mark the 2 12 months anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Saturday February 24, 2024
Protestors caped in Ukrainian flags held banners with messages in help 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 warfare
Individuals participate in a Stand With Ukraine In opposition to Russian Aggression rally in Edinburgh, to mark the 2 12 months anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Image date: Saturday February 24, 2024
Individuals, holding banners and Ukrainian flags, collect to mark the 2nd anniversary Russia-Ukraine warfare as they march in the direction of UNESCO listed Major Sq. in Krakow, Poland on February 24, 2024
Individuals, holding banners and Ukrainian flags, collect to mark the 2nd anniversary Russia-Ukraine warfare as they march in the direction of UNESCO listed Major Sq. in Krakow, Poland on February 24, 2024
Individuals put on Ukrainian flags as they attend a peace march on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the Major Market Sq. in Krakow, Poland, 24 February 2024
Individuals put on Ukrainian flags as they attend a peace march on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the Major Market Sq. in Krakow, Poland, 24 February 2024
Individuals show placards as they attend a peace march on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the Major Market Sq. 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 lady, 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 lady, 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
Individuals maintain a placard as they march by way of the rain in Belgrade, Serbia because the warfare in Ukraine enters its third 12 months
A pair holds a placard calling for peace throughout a rally in Belgrade, Serbia, on 24 February 2024