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Hundreds of Ukrainians gather in Kyiv's Maidan Square for a ceremony in honour of prominent Ukrainian activist Roman Ratushny, who died during fighting with the Russian army in Izyum in the Kharkiv region. Roman Ratushny helped inspire the 2014 pro-EU Maidan revolution, being one of the first students to protest at the Maidan in the winter of 2013-14. IMAGES
Dr. Herman Makarenko, conductor of the Kyiv Classic Orchestra says their concert on Kyiv's Maidan square is a concert "for peace" and asks that the world's governments heed President Volodymyr Zelensky's call to stop the war in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Images show Maidan square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion. A virtual summit of G7 leaders is due to take place at Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attending. IMAGES
EU chief Charles Michel arrives at Kyiv's railway station for an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital, to mark the tenth anniversary of the start of the pro-European Maidan protest movement. The pro-European protest movement -- in which around 100 civilians died in violent clashes with security forces in the capital -- ultimately led to the ouster of Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych. IMAGES ++ URGENT 34489K2
Demonstrators gather in Times Square in New York City to mark the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. IMAGES
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