On February 24, 2022, ceremonies are being held to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's complete invasion of Ukraine.
Events were held in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and other cities around the world a year after the war started.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, presents a flag to a serviceman during a ceremony on Kyiv's Sofiivska sq\. called "February, Year, Invincibility.".
"We struggled. One year after the Russian military invasion, Mr. Zelensky declares, "We were not defeated. Ukraine will make no compromises in its pursuit of victory.
At 11:00 GMT, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko, his wife Inna Prystaiko, and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces observed a minute of silence outside Downing Street.
Community organizations from Ukraine congregate in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, at Grey's Monument.
Following a moment of silence at Peter's Lane in Liverpool, Ukrainian teenager Alisa Bushuieva, who was forced to flee with her mother in February of last year, played the piano for the audience.
During an interfaith prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, some of the 52 candles—one for each week of the war—were lit by students from St Mary's Ukrainian School.
The service was led by Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan spoke during it. .
According to the official statistics, there are 461 paper angels in the cathedral, one for each child who has died in the previous year.
Participants in a national prayer for peace are present at St. The Dom Church in Utrecht, Netherlands, houses St. Martin's Cathedral.
At a dawn memorial service held at Lydd army camp in Kent, south-east England, Ukrainian military recruits gathered with British and Canadian soldiers for prayers, blessings, and a moment of silence.
In a soggy Tokyo, protesters held a rally in opposition to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
A candlelight vigil was held in front of the city's UN University.
At Federation sq\. in Melbourne, Australia, people gather during a candlelight vigil to remember the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Sydney's "365 Days Strong" rally and candlelight vigil are attended by Ukrainians and their supporters. St Mary's Cathedral sq\..
Later in the day, the Sydney Opera House's sails were illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
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