Ukrainian flag to fly above Cork City Hall in show of solidarity

A Ukrainian national flag waves over the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. The Ukrainian flag will be flown above Cork’s City Hall on Friday. Picture: AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov

The Ukrainian flag will be flown above Cork’s City Hall on Friday as a gesture of solidarity with the people of Ukraine following Thursday’s invasion by Russia.

Similar gestures have taken place all over Europe, with landmark buildings illuminated in blue and yellow and flags flown in solidarity.