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Thousands gather in London in support of Ukraine on fourth war anniversary

(24 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS London - 24 February 2026 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. People gathered at Trafalgar Square in support of Ukraine 2. Various of people singing Ukrainian national anthem 3. Various of people gathered 4. Wide of people holding signs 5. Close of sign reading (English): "Stop war. Over 300 British (depicted by flag) citizens were killed defending Ukraine (depicted by flag). Over 3k keep fighting." 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Svitlana Opanasenko, Ukrainian national in London: "I think we are all as intent, resilient and confident that Ukraine shall have a just peace, as we were during the first day of the invasion. But we are reliving the same emotions every single year around these dates. We pay respects to everyone who has given their life for the price of freedom. And we would properly like to remind Europe and the world that Ukraine is there at the frontier for all of them, for all you." 7. Various of crowds, some holding Ukrainian flags 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaliy Audickas, Ukrainian national in London: "I can believe nobody wants to stop this war because all the other countries have enough power and nobody, everybody is still scared of Russia, I think. Like USA or another country, they can stop but they help, but this help is not enough." 9. People gathered 10. Close of banner reading (English): "Russian captivity kills" 11. Mother holding child 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Gordiichuk, Ukrainian national in London: "When we win and I hope that everybody from all the countries around the world have peace and all of us can be friends again." 13. Various of people gathered at Trafalgar Square STORYLINE: Thousands of people gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Tuesday to show their support for people in Ukraine as the nation marked four years since Russia's invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested the resolve of Kyiv and its allies and fueled European fears about the scale of Moscow’s ambitions. Holding Ukrainian national flags and banners, many people stood in silence to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the war. "We are reliving the same emotions every single year around these dates," said Svitlana Opanasenko, a Ukrainian national living in London. "We pay respects to everyone who has given their life for the price of freedom." Despite the show of defiance, Ukraine has struggled to hold off Russia's onslaught, and the war has brought widespread hardship for Ukrainian civilians. Russia’s aerial attacks have devastated families and denied civilians power and running water. Russian President Vladimir Putin made no mention of the anniversary nor did he say how the war was going when he spoke at a meeting in Moscow of top officials of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, on Tuesday. However, he told them that the threat of Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil has grown. Ukraine has increasingly deployed long-range drones that it has developed to strike oil refineries, fuel depots and military logistics hubs more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) inside Russia. AP video shot by: Kwiyeon Ha =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...