Unite and fight for independence: Ukrainians march across Kyiv in face of feared Russian invasion
India Today
Thousands of Ukrainians marched across Kyiv on Saturday to show unity in the face of a feared Russian invasion.
Waving flags and singing the national anthem, thousands of Ukrainians braved the winter cold to march across Kyiv on Saturday to show unity in the face of a feared Russian invasion.
"Panic is useless. We must unite and fight for independence," said student Maria Shcherbenko, expressing a sentiment similar to that voiced by Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier in the day.
"I remain calm. I love Ukraine," said Shcherbenko's sign as the sun briefly peeked through the clouds on a cold and blustery day.
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Some carried signs reading "war is not the answer", while others held banners calling on the nation to "resist".
Riven by an eight-year conflict that has claimed more than 14,000 lives across its Moscow-backed separatist east, Ukraine is now facing the threat of an all-out invasion by Russia.
The Kremlin has massed more than 100,000 troops around its western neighbour, staging war games across Belarus to its north and navy drills in the Black Sea to its south.
