Updated On: 25 February, 2024 06:24 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Officials and leaders arrive in Kyiv to mark the anniversary and express solidarity

Ukrainian citizens hang up flags in memory of war victims in Kyiv. Pic/AP
Western leaders descended on Kyiv on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled overnight to Kyiv by train along with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
They arrived shortly after a Russian drone attack struck a residential building in the southern city of Odessa, killing at least one person. Three women also sustained severe burns in the attack Friday evening on a residential building, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on his social media account. Rescue services are still combing rubble looking for survivors.