1,000 days of war: Sea of flags honour Ukraine’s fallen in Kyiv

euronews (in English)

Kyiv's Independence Square has long been the heart of Ukraine’s revolutions, and for many, it is the only place where their loved ones can truly be honoured.

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00:00A flag for each fallen soldier.

00:04This makeshift memorial in Ukraine's capital Kiev

00:07marks 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion.

00:11Many fighters were civilians who, when called upon,

00:15left their ordinary lives behind to fight for their country.

00:31He died in Staromajorsk.

00:34He was such a good guy. He wasn't even married.

00:38He left nothing behind.

00:44May this war be cursed. I hate it.

01:00Flags appeared on the lawn of the Independence Square

01:03in May of the war's first year.

01:06According to Western estimates,

01:08some 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in battle so far.

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