Russian and Ukrainian anti-war rallies in Melbourne on February 24

On February 24, the anniversary of the large-scale invasion by the Russian armed forces, rallies in support of Ukraine were held in many cities around the world. Rallies in Melbourne were also part of these demonstrations.

Anti-war rally in Melbourne, 24 February 2024. Source: SBS

Protest groups of activists of the Russian-speaking community prepared a rally on the Princes bridge, and a large Ukrainian rally was held at Federation Square, which was attended by more than a thousand people from different communities of multicultural Australia, with the participation of representatives of the governments and parliaments of Victoria and Australia.

Listen the report prepared by Sima Tsyskin. This is a Russian language content.

The video from the exhibition referred to in the story is available here.