Ukraine has marked the first anniversary of the war – celebrating the heroic resistance which had thrown back Russian forces, and commemorating those who have fallen in the battles to defend the nation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose leadership has symbolised his country’s defiance in the face of Vladimir Putin’s invasion declared his people had proved themselves to be “invincible” in a “year of pain” and pledged that victory will come from the sacrifice they have made.
