City centre plays host to a river of blue and yellow as hundreds of Ukrainian voices sing out
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHands on their hearts with the blue and yellow flag draped around their shoulders they marched through the city centre. Today was exactly two years to the day that Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, eight years after Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine were invaded and later annexed.
Since then, almost 3,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia have arrived in Greater Manchester after being sponsored to stay at homes across the city-region. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. Gathering on a sunny Saturday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at Piccadilly Gardens as part of an event to mark the second anniversary of the war.
A group of Ukrainians have been meeting at this spot in the city centre every weekend since Russia's full-scale invasion started to raise awareness of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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