Landmarks across Europe lit up yellow and blue last night in solidary with Ukraine three years on from the Russian invasion. 

To show their continued and unwavering support for the eastern European country, on February 24 nations such as France, Germany, Poland and Denmark illuminated some of their most famous landmarks.

On a day where French President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump agreed to show a ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine,’ thousands gathered in Paris as the Eiffel Tower lit up yellow and blue at 7pm. 

In neighbouring Germany, protestors marched past the Russian embassy in Berlin demanding their country’s continued support of Ukraine. 

Germany has played host to more than a million Ukrainian refugees since the conflict broke out in 2022, and the capital city’s Brandenburg Gate illuminated in Ukrainian colours last night as protestors paraded placards reading: ‘Save Ukraine.’

In Scandinavia, Sweden and Denmark displayed their backing for Ukraine as the Copenhagen City Hall turned yellow and blue and the Danish Parliament illuminated the tower of Christiansborg. 

Eastern European neighbours to Ukraine, Poland cast yellow and blue lights upon the Kladka Bernatka footbirdge in Krakow and The Palace of Culture in Warsaw, while Latvia brightly lit up their Freedom Monument. 

President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the deaths of 43,000 Ukrainians in his most recent estimate since the war broke out in 2022 – but Western analysts believe such a figure is an under-estimate. 

Last night, the Ukrainian President stood with other world leaders in front of Kyiv‘s Motherland Monument on a day where he said he ‘hopes’ the bloodshed will end this year. 

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower lit up at 7pm in support of Ukraine’s conflict with Russia which began three years ago

PARIS: Thousands gathered to see the illumination of the landmark with a number of other buildings lit up yellow and blue across the country

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was also lit up in 2023 and 2022 in solidarity with Ukraine

PARIS: On a day where French President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump agreed to show a ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine,’ thousands gathered in Paris as the Eiffel Tower lit up yellow and blue at 7pm

BERLIN: Protestors marched through the German capital to show their solidarity with Ukraine

BERLIN: Germans marched past the capital’s Russian embassy before congregating at the Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN: Germany has become home to more than one million refugees since the beginning of the conflict in 2022

COPENHAGEN: The Danish Parliament lit up Copenhagen City Hall to show their support to Ukraine 

CHRISTIANBURG: Also in Denmark, the tower of Christiansborg was illuminated in Ukrainian colours

WARSAW: In neighbouring Poland, the Palace of Culture and Science was lit up in yellow and blue yesterday

KRAKOW: The city’s Kladka Bernatka footbridge was lit up yellow and blue on Monday evening



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