Makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war

Makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war
People walk past the memorial to fallen soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

After 1,000 days of war, a makeshift memorial has grown in the heart of Kyiv with thousands of blue-and-yellow flags honouring soldiers who died defending Ukraine.

Created by people in the absence of an official government memorial, the site has become a place of grief and remembrance.

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