The packed city centre vocally showed its support on a difficult milestone for Ukrainians'
Manchester City Centre came to a standstill today as there was a huge turnout in solidarity with Ukraine one year and one day after the country was invaded by Russian forces. The positivity and togetherness on show through music and chants were emotionally charged as people still feel the pain of parts of their country being under occupation.
Religious leaders, chairs of the association of Ukrainians in Great Britain groups, and more led the crowd, young and old, as they marked the harrowing milestone of the conflict. These rallies are held every Saturday but this one held extra significance leading to the much larger turnout - with mixed emotions felt throughout.Maria Romanenko, 30, fled the Kyiv region with her Mancunian partner, Jez Myers, in the days after the invasion.
"It's all about reinstating the message that Manchester and the rest of the UK needs to keep supporting us. We had pictures on display from Ukraine showing the devastation so that people can see that this is still going on. "We are not going to go away, we will keep going until we win. It was a difficult milestone to take, one year since the invasion and nine years of Russian aggression, but we will keep going."
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