Russian diplomats received an anniversary wake-up call of wailing air raid sirens and the sound of falling bombs

Bethany DawsonFeb 25, 2023, 16:54 IST

Hamburg: Participants of a demonstration against the war in Ukraine hold a poster with the inscription "24.02.22. 365 days of Russian terror in Ukraine".Daniel Bockwoldt/picture alliance via Getty Images

Russian embassies and diplomats were the focus of protests on the anniversary the Ukraine invasion.
People changed street names, installed art shows, and presented "cakes of death."

People around the world have been marking the first anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine in loud and colorful ways.

Activists in Poland's capital, Warsaw, staked out an apartment block where Russian diplomats lived and sounded air raid sirens and recordings of falling bombs at 6 am to mimic what Ukrainians wake up to daily and serve as a reminder of the realities of Putin's invasion.

Poland, a neighbor of Ukraine, is home to approximately 1.6 million refugees reported to have fled Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

Warsaw wake-up call

Other gestures of support for Ukraine on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, included:

A mangled Russian tank in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin

Ukrainian soldiers stand on the Unter den Linden in front of a Russian T-72 tank destroyed by the Ukrainian army and take a selfie. The tank was placed in front of the Russian Embassy to mark the anniversary of the Ukrainian war.Wolfgang Kumm/picture alliance via Getty Images

Bloody birthday cake

Cedomir Stojkovic, a pro-Ukrainian activist in Serbia, delivers a bloody cake and a skull to police guarding the Russian embassy in Belgrade, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic

Protesters painted the road outside Russia's embassy in London in the colors of the Ukrainian flag

In this handout provided by Led By Donkeys, Activists from the campaign group Led By Donkeys, pour paint onto the road to create a giant Ukrainian flag outside the Russian Embassy on February 23, 2023, in London.Handout/Led By Donkeys via Getty Images

All-seeing Zelenskyy

An image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is projected onto the Russian embassy during a demonstration named "Stop Russia's War against Ukraine" in front of the Russian embassy in Copenhagen, on February 24, 2023MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

Berlin installs a mini-Russia

The "Russian World" art project is on display near the Russian embassy at Unter den Linden boulevard, during an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2023.REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Road outside Russian Embassy renamed 'Kyiv Road'

Anti-Putin protesters and passers-by stand next to the newly installed Kyiv Road street sign, installed by Westminster City Council, opposite the Russian Embassy, in London, Britain, February 24, 2023.REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

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