Ukrainians bring flowers, icons and candles to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv
Despite the fact that it is cold in Kyiv today, Ukrainians are bringing flowers, icons and candles to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv. Thus, Ukrainians condole those killed in the Airbus plane crash flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg.
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Relevant photos photographer Maxim Kudimets posted on his Twitter.
“People bring flowers to the Russian Embassy. Ukrainians are not indifferent,” he wrote.
The corresponding photographs were also published on the BBC Ukrainian Facebook page.
“Now under the Russian embassy in Kyiv. People come alone and with their families, bring flowers, some light candles,” notes the comments to the pictures.
Russian media also report this.
“The parapet at the embassy gates is strewn with flowers on both sides, and notes of condolences from Ukrainians are attached to the gates,” TASS reports.
“Maria and Victoria brought flowers to show that Russians were not left alone with their grief. “Despite the difficult relations between our countries, it is impossible to stay away from human grief. After all, people are not to blame for anything, it’s terrible that they died while returning from vacation. We mourn together with their relatives,” said one of them.
Elena came with her five-year-old daughter, the woman put flowers, and the girl brought her toy. “The kids there are left without toys, let them take mine,” said little Lisa. They also brought a paper airplane to the embassy with the inscription on the wings “Condolences to loved ones from the people of Kiev.” A group of young people left a figurine of an angel at the embassy, saying that those who died in the sky become angels,” said the TASS material.
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