STORY: European Union leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a prayer service in Kyiv on Tuesday (February 24) as Ukraine marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full‑scale invasion.

Inside Saint Sophia Cathedral, the leaders stood alongside priests of various denominations and military chaplains as prayers were read for Ukraine’s soldiers and civilians.

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VIDEO SHOWS: PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION URSULA VON DER LEYEN, EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANTONIO COSTA, FINLAND'S PRESIDENT ALEXANDER STUBB, DENMARK'S PRIME MINISTER METTE FREDERIKSEN MEETING UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY AND HIS WIFE OLENA ZELENSKA / LEADERS PRAYING IN SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRAL

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE – Access all)

1. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRAL

2. PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION URSULA VON DER LEYEN WALKING

3. VON DER LEYEN HUGGING UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY

4. EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANTONIO COSTA WALKING

5. FINLAND'S PRESIDENT ALEXANDER STUBB WALKING

6. VARIOUS OF STUBB HUGGING ZELENSKIY AND ZELENSKIY’S WIFE OLENA ZELENSKA

7. DENMARK'S PRIME MINISTER METTE FREDERIKSEN WALKING

8. VARIOUS OF FREDERIKSEN HUGGING ZELENSKA, ZELENSKIY

9. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRAL

10. LEADERS PRAYING

11. ZELENSKIY, ZELENSKA AND ICELAND’S PRIME MINISTER KRISTRUN FROSTADOTTIR

12. PRIESTS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS PRAYING

13. VARIOUS OF LEADERS AND PRIESTS PRAYING

14. COSTA AND VON DER LEYEN LISTENING TO PRAYER

15. STUBB, ZELENSKIY, ZELENSKA AND COSTA LISTENING TO PRAYER

16. MILITARY CHAPLAIN LISTENING TO PRAYER

17. PRIESTS LISTENING TO PRAYER

18. VARIOUS OF LEADERS AND PRIESTS LISTENING TO PRAYER