Ceremonies mark the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Ceremonies are taking spot to people the day of Russia's full-scale penetration of Ukraine connected 24 February 2022.

A twelvemonth aft the warfare began events were held successful the Ukrainian superior Kyiv and different satellite cities.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hands implicit a emblem to a serviceman during a ceremonial titled, 'February, Year, Invincibility' connected Sofiivska Square successful Kyiv.

"We endured. We were not defeated," Mr Zelensky says, vowing Ukraine volition bash everything to win, a twelvemonth connected from the penetration by Russian equipped forces.

A minute's soundlessness was held crossed the UK astatine 11:00 GMT led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak extracurricular Downing Street, alongside Ukrainian ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko, his woman Inna Prystaiko and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Ukrainian assemblage groups stitchery astatine Grey's Monument successful Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Ukrainian teenager, Alisa Bushuieva, who was forced to fly with her parent successful February past year, played soft to the assemblage pursuing a minute's soundlessness astatine Peter's Lane successful Liverpool.

Children from St Mary's Ukrainian School lit immoderate of the 52 candles - 1 for each week of the warfare - during an ecumenical supplication work astatine the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral successful London.

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski conducted the service, which included a code delivered by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

The cathedral is decorated by 461 insubstantial angels, 1 for each kid that has died successful the past twelvemonth according to the authoritative statistics.

People instrumentality portion successful a nationalist supplication for bid astatine St. Martin's Cathedral, the Dom Church successful Utrecht, Netherlands.

Ukrainian subject recruits gathered for prayers, blessings and a one-minute soundlessness alongside British and Canadian troops, during a sunrise commemorative work astatine Lydd service campy successful Kent, south-east England.

Protestors held a rally, against Russia's aggression connected Ukraine, successful a rainy Tokyo.

A candlelight vigil took spot extracurricular UN University successful the city.

People stitchery during a candlelight vigil to commemorate the one-year day of the warfare successful Ukraine astatine Federation Square successful Melbourne, Australia.

Ukrainians and their supporters successful Sydney enactment successful the "365 Days Strong" rally and candlelight vigil astatine St Mary's Cathedral Square.

The sails of the Sydney Opera House were illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian emblem aboriginal successful the day.

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