Thousands take to streets in Bulgaria to support Ukraine

On March 24, 2022, several thousand took to the streets in Bulgaria’s Sofia to express solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against the Russian aggression.

The relevant statement was made by The Sofia Globe, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The demonstration started near the Presidential and Cabinet offices. After that the silent procession walked towards Orlov Most (Eagle Bridge) to hold a minute’s silence for the victims of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Later, they also marched through the street, on which the Russian embassy is situated.

People, who came to support Ukraine, were of different age groups. There were also Ukrainian students, who are studying at Bulgarian universities.

Participants held different flags, namely those of Ukraine, Bulgaria, the EU, Romania, Georgia, Baltic states, as well as free Belarus and free Syria.

A reminder that, on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war. Russian troops are shelling and destroying the key infrastructure facilities, launching missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and villages, killing civilians.

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