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Blue And Gold: Ukrainian Flag Becomes Worldwide Symbol

Since Russia's February invasion, the yellow and blue colors of the Ukrainian flag have been projected and painted onto landmarks around the world.

A bus painted in the colors of Ukraine's flag in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on October 3.
1 A bus painted in the colors of Ukraine's flag in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on October 3.
The London Eye is illuminated in yellow and blue to mark 30 years of Ukrainian independence on August 24. 
2 The London Eye is illuminated in yellow and blue to mark 30 years of Ukrainian independence on August 24. 
Kyiv's Soviet-era motherland monument is lit with Ukrainian colors on August 24. 
3 Kyiv's Soviet-era motherland monument is lit with Ukrainian colors on August 24. 
A worker cleans off paint in the colors of the Ukrainian flag from a decorative granite ball on an embankment of Yekaterinburg, Russia, on August 11. 
4 A worker cleans off paint in the colors of the Ukrainian flag from a decorative granite ball on an embankment of Yekaterinburg, Russia, on August 11. 
A fence near the Russian Embassy building in Washington, D.C. on July 5. 
5 A fence near the Russian Embassy building in Washington, D.C. on July 5. 
France's Eiffel Tower is illuminated in solidarity with Ukraine on May 9. 
6 France's Eiffel Tower is illuminated in solidarity with Ukraine on May 9. 
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, lit up in Ukrainian colors on May 9. 
7 The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, lit up in Ukrainian colors on May 9. 
Cooling towers of the Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, England, on April 1. 
8 Cooling towers of the Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, England, on April 1. 
A couple walk past a mural in Barcelona, Spain, on May 9. 
9 A couple walk past a mural in Barcelona, Spain, on May 9. 
The Ukrainian flag is projected onto the ice ahead of a hockey match between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary, Canada, on March 7. 
10 The Ukrainian flag is projected onto the ice ahead of a hockey match between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary, Canada, on March 7. 
A policeman and bronze lion guard the Spanish parliament in Madrid on March 1. 
11 A policeman and bronze lion guard the Spanish parliament in Madrid on March 1. 
A man walks past a freshly painted wall in Vienna on March 1. The wall is next to a memorial (on the right) to Soviet soldiers who drove out Nazi forces from the Austrian capital during World War II. 
12 A man walks past a freshly painted wall in Vienna on March 1. The wall is next to a memorial (on the right) to Soviet soldiers who drove out Nazi forces from the Austrian capital during World War II. 
Tokyo's Metropolitan Government building is illuminated with the colors of the Ukrainian national flag on March 1. 
13 Tokyo's Metropolitan Government building is illuminated with the colors of the Ukrainian national flag on March 1. 
An abandoned former hotel in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, on February 27. The graffiti at the top of the building says "No to War." 
14 An abandoned former hotel in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, on February 27. The graffiti at the top of the building says "No to War." 
Youths spray-paint figures depicting Soviet soldiers in a park in central Sofia, Bulgaria, on February 27. 
15 Youths spray-paint figures depicting Soviet soldiers in a park in central Sofia, Bulgaria, on February 27. 
Ukrainians gather near Lisbon's City Hall in Portugal on February 24, the day Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.  
16 Ukrainians gather near Lisbon's City Hall in Portugal on February 24, the day Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.  
City Hall in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, is lit up in yellow and blue on the evening of February 24. 
17 City Hall in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, is lit up in yellow and blue on the evening of February 24. 
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