Twin Cities Landmarks Light Up In Show Of Support For Ukraine

MINNEAPOLIS — Landmarks throughout the Twin Cities were lit in blue and yellow over the weekend to show support for the people of Ukraine after the country was invaded last week by Russian military forces.

“We stand united with Ukrainians here in Minnesota and around the world,” the Minnesota Department of Transportation tweeted Friday morning, announcing the I-35W bridge would be lit in blue and yellow.

The U.S. Bank Stadium, Capella Tower, Target Field, Allianz Field and other local landmarks were also lit in the color of Ukraine's flag in a show of solidarity.

#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/3zkeX4yneT
— Allianz Field (@allianzfield) February 27, 2022

Officials from Ukraine and Russia met Monday for diplomatic talks "after Moscow ran into unexpectedly stiff resistance" when it invaded Ukraine last week, the Associated Press reported.

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Russian forces were closing in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday after airstrikes hit cities and military bases throughout the country, the Associated Press reported.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European Union officials on Friday that he may never see them again, according to the report.

But Ukrainian forces have slowed Russia's military advance and Western sanctions are beginning to affect Russia's economy, the AP reported Monday.

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Russia’s aggression against independent Ukraine is the largest ground conflict in Europe since World War II, the AP reported.

At least 102 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and hundreds have been injured across four days of fighting, U.N. Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet said Monday, according to the report.

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More than 500,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes into neighboring countries since Russia's invasion, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tweeted Monday.