At 9am on Saturday morning, a group of women spread across the busiest street in central Kyiv and stopped traffic to observe a minute of silence. A loudspeaker counted 60 ticks before blaring the opening lines of the national anthem — “Ukraine’s glory and freedom have not yet perished”.
Drivers and passengers stepped out of their cars, standing in quiet tribute as the music echoed through the street.
It was a striking display of respect, resilience and defiance — hallmarks of Ukraine’s response in the three years since Russia’s full-blown invasion triggered the worst conflict in Europe since the second world war.
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