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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Kit Vickery

'We know how to fight': Ukraine protesters gather in Piccadilly Gardens for third week in continued show of anger over Russian invasion

Protesters have gathered in Piccadilly Gardens for the third weekend in a row to show their support for the people of Ukraine.

Around 100 people came together on Saturday afternoon, March 12, to show their support for the war-torn nation - 17 days after Russian forces invaded. With dozens of flags, signs, and people wearing traditional flower crowns, Saturday's gathering was very similar to the ones before it.

Bohdan Ratycz, the director of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, was in the crowd - where talk quickly turned to the highly debated "no-fly zone" several groups have asked for over Ukraine.

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