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Exactly one year ago, Russia began its war of aggression.
Millions of Ukrainians fled Russian violence within their own country and to other countries.
People around the world demonstrated this Friday for an end to the war - and assured Ukraine of their support.
»As long as necessary« reads this poster in the Latvian capital Riga.
Photo: TOMS KALNINS/EPA
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In numerous cities, people held up meter-long banners with the Ukrainian flag.
This photo from The Hague in the Netherlands shows a protest in front of the Russian embassy.
Photo: ROBIN UTRECHT / AFP
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In London, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak observed a minute's silence in front of the government seat on Downing Street.
Among those present were the Ukrainian Ambassador to Great Britain, Vadym Prystaiko, women in national costumes and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Photo: IMAGO/Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / IMAGO/i Images
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lit a candle as he attended an ecumenical prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London.
As controversial as Johnson was domestically, he was popular with many Ukrainians because of his commitment to Ukraine.
Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA
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5/19
Refugee Ukrainians also demonstrated in Kraków, Poland.
A woman holds up a sign drawing attention to the deaths of dozens of Ukrainians in a prison camp in Olenivka.
Another person calls on US President Joe Biden to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Kiev.
Photo: Omar Marques/Getty Images
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People decorated an ice cream carousel in the colors of the Ukrainian flag in Helsinki, Finland.
Such a carousel is created when a circular piece is cut out of a sheet of ice, which can then rotate on the water.
Photo: KIMMO BRANDT / EPA
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7/19
It is a classic among solidarity campaigns: the Eiffel Tower in Paris shone in the Ukrainian national colors.
Photo: IMAGO/Jonathan Rebboah / IMAGO/PanoramiC
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8 / 19
However, for many it was not just about supporting Ukraine – numerous posters condemned the Russian aggression.
"Russia is a terrorist state" reads this sign in Riga.
Photo: TOMS KALNINS/EPA
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9/19
So far, Serbia's politicians have been comparatively friendly towards the Kremlin - the country is one of the few European countries not to have imposed sanctions on Russia.
Nevertheless, people came together in the capital Belgrade to show solidarity with Ukraine.
Photo: Darko Vojinovic/AP
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10/19
There was also a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel: a man held up a sign showing the earth floating in a lifebelt painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
The collage could show that there would be no free world without free Ukraine.
Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP
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11/19
"Putin is a murderer" is one of several messages on this sign.
A woman held it up at a demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon.
Photo: Hassan Ammar/AP
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12/19
Italian artist Gianfranco Meggiato stacked sandbags with peace quotes in Rome, here a child looks at the installation.
Photo: YARA NARDI / REUTERS
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13/19
"Humanity must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind," is one of the quotes on the jute sacks.
It comes from former US President John F. Kennedy.
Photo: YARA NARDI / REUTERS
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14/19
In Tokyo, people held up placards and banners and chanted slogans in a protest against the war.
Photo: Eugene Hoshiko / dpa
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15/19
In Seoul, South Korea, demonstrators demanded that Russian troops withdraw so that peace could come.
Photo: JEON HEON-KYUN / EPA
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16/19
In Germany there were rallies in several cities.
A man appeared in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin dressed as a dove of peace with white wings on his back.
Photo: Markus Schreiber / AP
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17/19
Destroyed ambulances and tanks in European cities show the atrocities of the war in Ukraine - here in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin.
Photo: FILIP SINGER / EPA
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18/19
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, together with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Oleksij Makejev, took part in the central event on the anniversary of the beginning of the war at Bellevue Palace.
Steinmeier said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's calculations would not work out, "that Ukraine's allies will eventually get tired, that we will become numb and look the other way".
Photo: ANNEGRET HILSE / REUTERS
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In New York City, on the eve of the anniversary, people held a silent candlelight vigil to show their support for Ukraine.
This candle, held up by a woman, read: "We want peace".
PHOTO: DAVID DEE DELGADO/ REUTERS
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