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People across the world gather to mark war anniversary

Feb 23, 2023, 2:20 PM | Updated: Feb 24, 2023, 3:06 pm

Ukrainian people take part in a protest marking one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the ...

Ukrainian people take part in a protest marking one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Spain square in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The banner reads in Spanish: "Stop killing us". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)


              Ukrainian people take part in a protest marking one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Spain square in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The banner reads in Spanish: "Stop killing us". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
            
              Participants carry a giant Ukrainian flag to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
            
              Protestors arrive at the Brandenburg Gate, illuminated in Ukrainian colors, during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              People shout slogans during a protest by pro-Ukraine people against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine's yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun were among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies held across the world Friday to mark the anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbour. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
            
              A protester places a flower to pay tribute to children killed in Russia's war against Ukraine during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              A woman holds a banner during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A traditional Slavic ally, Serbia has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite the invasion and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the aggression. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
            
              Vehicles drive past the Portuguese Parliament lit with the Ukrainian flag colors to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in Lisbon, as night falls Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
            
              A Ukrainian protestor living in Cyprus, waves a flag of Ukraine as others stand in front of a screen during a protest marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, Feb 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
            
              A man waves a Ukrainian flag during a protest marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Athens, Greece, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
            
              A dog stands under a large National Ukrainian flag as Ukrainians who live in Lebanon attend a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
            
              Ukrainians supporters hold flags to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as they march to Russian Embassy, in London, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A little girl holds a heart shaped cutout in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, during a protest against Russia's war on Ukraine, marking the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              People attend a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
            
              People gather at the Old Town Square to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
            
              The Colosseum is lit with the colors of the Ukrainian national flag in Rome, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              A Ukrainian supporter holds a placard to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as they march to Russian Embassy, in London, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              Ukrainian Katerina Kalinina draped her country's flag on a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela during a demonstration on the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
            
              People attend a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              A girls holds the Ukraine flag as Ukrainians and their supporters gather to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
            
              People carrying Ukrainian national flags and anti-war signs participate in a torchlight procession in the district where the Russian Embassy is in Rome, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              Ukrainian people take part in a protest marking one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Spain square in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The banner reads in Spanish: "Stop killing us". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
            
              Participants carry a giant Ukrainian flag to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
            
              Protestors arrive at the Brandenburg Gate, illuminated in Ukrainian colors, during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              People shout slogans during a protest by pro-Ukraine people against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine's yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun were among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies held across the world Friday to mark the anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbour. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
            
              A protester places a flower to pay tribute to children killed in Russia's war against Ukraine during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              A woman holds a banner during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A traditional Slavic ally, Serbia has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite the invasion and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the aggression. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
            
              Vehicles drive past the Portuguese Parliament lit with the Ukrainian flag colors to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in Lisbon, as night falls Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
            
              A Ukrainian protestor living in Cyprus, waves a flag of Ukraine as others stand in front of a screen during a protest marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, Feb 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
            
              A man waves a Ukrainian flag during a protest marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Athens, Greece, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
            
              A dog stands under a large National Ukrainian flag as Ukrainians who live in Lebanon attend a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
            
              Ukrainians supporters hold flags to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as they march to Russian Embassy, in London, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A little girl holds a heart shaped cutout in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, during a protest against Russia's war on Ukraine, marking the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
            
              People attend a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
            
              People gather at the Old Town Square to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
            
              The Colosseum is lit with the colors of the Ukrainian national flag in Rome, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              A Ukrainian supporter holds a placard to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as they march to Russian Embassy, in London, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              Ukrainian Katerina Kalinina draped her country's flag on a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela during a demonstration on the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
            
              People attend a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              A girls holds the Ukraine flag as Ukrainians and their supporters gather to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
            
              People carrying Ukrainian national flags and anti-war signs participate in a torchlight procession in the district where the Russian Embassy is in Rome, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              A woman holds a banner during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A traditional Slavic ally, Serbia has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite the invasion and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the aggression. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
            
              Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, third right, and his wife Akshata Murty, second right, with Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, center, his wife Inna and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces outside 10 Downing Street in London, as they observe a minute's silence to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A protester places a flower to pay tribute to children killed in Russia's war against Ukraine during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A dog stands under a large National Ukrainian flag as Ukrainians who live in Lebanon attend a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
            
              People shout slogans during a protest by pro-Ukraine people against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine's yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun were among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies held across the world Friday to mark the anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbour. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
            
              A girls holds the Ukraine flag as Ukrainians and their supporters gather to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
            
              Ukrainians who live in Brazil protest outside the Russian consulate on the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
            
              A girls holds the Ukraine flag as Ukrainians and their supporters gather to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
            
              A woman from the Ukraine holds a sign with Ukraine national flag colors as Ukrainians and their supporters gather to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
            
              Ukrainians who live in Lebanon hold placards and chant slogans during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
            
              Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, 2nd left, Ukrainian Ambassador to Finland Olga Dibrova, center, Finnish President Sauli Niinist', 2nd right, and Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen (right) place candles on the steps of the Helsinki Cathedral at the Light for Ukraine candlelight memorial event for Ukraine war victims at the Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
            
              People place candles on the steps of the Helsinki Cathedral at the Light for Ukraine candlelight memorial event for Ukraine war victims at the Senate Square in Helsinki, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
            
              Four-year-old Stefania Lavrenko wears angel wings in the colours of the Ukraine flag during a gathering of Ukrainian refugees at a convention center in Utrecht, Netherlands, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine one year ago. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              A child reads a quote of the Dalai Lama on a jute bag displayed as part of an installation by Italian artist Gianfranco Meggiato titled "The Meeting; The Symbol of Peace" to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
            
              Peace quotations printed on the jute bags are displayed as part of an installation by Italian artist Gianfranco Meggiato titled "The Meeting; The Symbol of Peace" to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
            
              Ukrainian teenager, Alisa Bushuieva, who was forced to flee her country with her mother, Svitlana, in February last year,  joins members of the public to observe a minute's silence at Peter's Lane in Liverpool, Britain, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
            
              Vehicles drive past the Portuguese Parliament lit with the Ukrainian flag colors to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in Lisbon, as night falls Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A woman holds a picture of Taiwanese volunteer who died in Ukraine at a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              461 paper angels hang from the roof of the cathedral, one for each child that has died in the past year according to the official statistics, ahead of an ecumenical prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, Britain, to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
            
              Children from St Mary's Ukrainian School attend an ecumenical prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
            
              Former prime minister Boris Johnson lights one of the 52 candles - one for each week of the war - during an ecumenical prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
            
              52 candles, one for each week of the war, beneath 461 paper angels, one for each child that has died in the past year according to the official statistics, as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, right, speaks during an ecumenical prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, Britain, to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
            
              One of people holds up a poster says in Japanese "Stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine" during a rally to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              Protesters attend a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              Protesters attend a vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              Ukrainian people living in Thailand stage a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
            
              One of Ukrainian people living in Thailand cries as they listen to national anthem during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
            
              Serbian police officers guard the Russian embassy building during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A traditional Slavic ally, Serbia has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite the invasion and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the aggression. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
            
              Serbian police officers stand by a cake with skull drop off in front of the Russian embassy building during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A traditional Slavic ally, Serbia has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite the invasion and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the aggression. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
            
              CORRECTS DATE---The wreck of a Russian T-72 tank destroyed on the approach to Kyiv is placed in front of the Russian Embassy to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              461 paper angels hang from the roof of the cathedral, one for each child that has died in the past year according to the official statistics, ahead of an ecumenical prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, Britain, to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
            
              People hold up posters and banners as they chant slogans during a rally to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              Serbian police prevent activists from reaching the Russian embassy building during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. A traditional Slavic ally, Serbia has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite the invasion and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the aggression. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
            
              People attend a vigil at the Trafalgar Square organised by the Ukrainian and US Embassy, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              Ukrainian people living in Thailand hold Ukraine national flag during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Salkchai Lalit)
            
              A protester places a flower to pay tribute to children killed in Russia's war against Ukraine during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — World landmarks were lit up in the colors of Ukraine’s national flag as people across the globe threw their support behind the country Friday on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower and Sydney Opera House gleamed in yellow and blue in solemn remembrance of the outbreak of the war on Feb. 24, 2022.

The conflict has affected economies worldwide, bringing shortages of energy, grain and fertilizer, and the date drew people to peace rallies and other events in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, as well as Europe.

Among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies, a wrecked Russian tank was put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it was left in a Belgrade street, Ukraine’s flag was held aloft amid tears in the sizzling Bangkok sun, and Japanese monks prayed for the dead.

A rusting T-72 tank was placed outside the prominent Russian Embassy building on the German capital’s Unter den Linden boulevard.

The tank was struck in the Kyiv region in the early stages of the war. It was taken to Berlin by a private group, which said that the Ukrainian defense ministry’s Military History Museum had loaned it. Destroyed Russian armor litters parts of Ukraine after months of battlefield setbacks for the Kremlin’s forces.

“The whole world should see that there are many people in Germany who stand behind Ukraine, so that’s why we’re putting the Russians’ scrap tank in front of their door,” said Wieland Giebel of the Berlin Story group, who was one of the exhibit’s organizers.

In Serbia, whose government has maintained friendly relations with Russia and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for its invasion, police moved in to stop a group of anti-war activists from reaching the Russian Embassy in the capital, Belgrade.

The activists wanted to hand over a demand for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be put on trial for genocide in Ukraine. They left a cake, covered with red icing representing blood and with a skull on top of it, on the pavement near the embassy.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stepped outside his office at No. 10 Downing Street, joining Ukraine’s ambassador and some Ukrainian soldiers being trained in the United Kingdom for a minute’s silence in commemoration of those killed in the fighting.

King Charles III published a message lauding the “remarkable courage and resilience” of the Ukrainian people.

A teenage Ukrainian pianist forced to flee her country with her mother when the war broke out gave a solo performance at a shopping mall in the city of Liverpool in northwest England.

Alisa Bushuieva, 13, wore a traditional Ukrainian floral headband and dress as she played her country’s national anthem.

At a convention center in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 2,000 Ukrainian refugees gathered to hear by video link a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and in Brussels hundreds waved the Ukrainian flag and chanted “Slava Ukraini!” (Glory to Ukraine).

In northern Europe, people placed candles on the steps of Helsinki Cathedral at a memorial event for Ukraine war victims, and in southern Europe peace quotations printed on jute bags were displayed in Rome as part of an installation by Italian artist Gianfranco Meggiato entitled “The Meeting: The Symbol of Peace.”

In Poland, thousands of Poles, Ukrainians and Belarusians gathered before Russia’s embassy in Warsaw to protest. They held national flags and signs with the name of Ukrainians killed in the war written on them.

Marchers in Bulgaria’s capital of Sofia waved Ukrainian flags and carried banners that read: “Ukraine will win” and “No to Russian terror.” They were joined by some of the 50,000 Ukrainian refugees that found shelter in Bulgaria over the past year.

Moscow planned no special events for Friday, as most Russians took a nationwide day off amid an extended public holiday. As part of authorities’ relentless effort to prevent any sign of dissent, police in some areas visited activists’ homes to warn them against trying to stage any demonstrations.

Ukrainians living in Brazil protested outside the Russian Consulate in Sao Paulo, with one sign comparing Putin to Adolf Hitler.

Ukrainians in Lebanon chanted slogans during a Beirut rally and held up signs saying, “Stand strong with Ukraine” and “No terrorism.” Ukrainians and their supporters also marked the anniversary in Tel Aviv.

In Georgia, thousands of people marched through the streets of Tbilisi, the country’s capital, chanting “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!”

“I think that Georgians should support Ukraine, because Ukraine is fighting for us, too. Ukraine’s victory means our victory,” said Tsira Zhvania, a student who joined the rally in Tbilisi on Friday. “Unlike the Georgian government, Georgian people should stand with the people of Ukraine.”

Dozens of South Koreans and Ukrainian expatriates gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Seoul. They held candles and banners demanding the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.

About 1,000 people protested in Tokyo’s Hibiya Park, holding banners that said: “Russia, stop invading Ukraine.” Outside the city’s United Nations’ University, demonstrators held a candlelight vigil, and at Zenkoji temple in Nagano in central Japan, about 30 monks prayed for the lives lost in the war.

People also placed flowers outside the Ukrainian consulate in Bali, Indonesia, in tribute to those killed in the war.

Ukrainians living in Thailand gathered outside their embassy in Bangkok. About 50 people, many wearing their national colors, sang the national anthem as an embassy official raised the flag. Several wept during a speech by the embassy’s charge d’affaires, in which he urged them to stay strong.

Iliana Martsenyak, originally from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummeled by Russian barrages, wiped tears from her eyes as she spoke of how the anniversary made her feel.

“Honestly, I cannot find any words to describe how me and every single Ukrainian feels today because of this absolutely irrational, cruel and awful war that has been brought to our land,” she said.

The group marched to a nearby city park, holding Ukrainian flags and protest signs aloft. They stopped at the library of Lumpini park, largely in silence as a mother embraced her young daughter and others stared resolutely into the distance.

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AP journalists around the world contributed to this report.

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