The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Pärnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In Pärnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Pärnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In Pärnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Pärnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In Pärnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Pärnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In Pärnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

The first Advent

The first Advent

30.11.2025, Pärnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In Pärnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

Mass Electrical Outage - Spain

Mass Electrical Outage - Spain

A woman lights up inside her house with the help of candles and battery-powered lighting during the general blackout, in Madrid, April 28, 2025. An electrical blackout hit Spain, Portugal and part of France at 12:30 am. Without yet knowing the specific causes of the blackout, the electricity supply is gradually being restored in all regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Trains at a standstill, subways closed, road traffic paralyzed, flights canceled, communications partially cut... the Iberian Peninsula suffered an unprecedented blackout shortly after midday on Monday April 28. The causes have not yet been established. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mass Electrical Outage - Spain

Mass Electrical Outage - Spain

A woman lights up inside her house with the help of candles and battery-powered lighting during the general blackout, in Madrid, April 28, 2025. An electrical blackout hit Spain, Portugal and part of France at 12:30 am. Without yet knowing the specific causes of the blackout, the electricity supply is gradually being restored in all regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Trains at a standstill, subways closed, road traffic paralyzed, flights canceled, communications partially cut... the Iberian Peninsula suffered an unprecedented blackout shortly after midday on Monday April 28. The causes have not yet been established. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mass Electrical Outage - Spain

Mass Electrical Outage - Spain

A woman lights up inside her house with the help of candles and battery-powered lighting during the general blackout, in Madrid, April 28, 2025. An electrical blackout hit Spain, Portugal and part of France at 12:30 am. Without yet knowing the specific causes of the blackout, the electricity supply is gradually being restored in all regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Trains at a standstill, subways closed, road traffic paralyzed, flights canceled, communications partially cut... the Iberian Peninsula suffered an unprecedented blackout shortly after midday on Monday April 28. The causes have not yet been established. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tribute to Victims After Festival Attack - Vancouver

Tribute to Victims After Festival Attack - Vancouver

A group of mourners pause for a moment before lighting candles at a memorial site located at Kensington Community Centre in Vancouver, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Mourners congregated at the community centre to remember the victims of an attack where a car drove through a community festival. Photo by Rich Lam/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

The cultural organization Bangladesh Ganasangeet Samannay Parishad pays tribute to those killed in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide by lighting candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 25, 2025. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

The cultural organization Bangladesh Ganasangeet Samannay Parishad pays tribute to those killed in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide by lighting candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 25, 2025. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

The cultural organization Bangladesh Ganasangeet Samannay Parishad pays tribute to those killed in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide by lighting candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 25, 2025. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

The cultural organization Bangladesh Ganasangeet Samannay Parishad pays tribute to those killed in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide by lighting candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 25, 2025. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

The cultural organization Bangladesh Ganasangeet Samannay Parishad pays tribute to those killed in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide by lighting candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 25, 2025. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

The cultural organization Bangladesh Ganasangeet Samannay Parishad pays tribute to those killed in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide by lighting candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 25, 2025. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Mark Carney Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

PM Mark Carney Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Prime Minister Mark Carney and wife Diana Fox Carney take a moment after lighting candles while touring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on Monday, March 17, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trndez Celebration In Armenia - Yerevan

Trndez Celebration In Armenia - Yerevan

Worshippers gather inside Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church in Yerevan, Armenia, on February 13, 2025, lighting candles as part of the Trndez festival. The festival includes a blend of religious rituals, prayers, and bonfires to symbolize renewal and blessings for newlyweds. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi, Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi, Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine Inga Stanyte-Tolockiene, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine Bridget Brink, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Ukraine Gael Veyer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Participants place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi, Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, Director of the Babyn Yar National Historical Museum Roza Tapanova, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Olena Kovalska (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi, Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, Director of the Babyn Yar National Historical Museum Roza Tapanova, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Olena Kovalska (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine Inga Stanyte-Tolockiene, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine Bridget Brink, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Ukraine Gael Veyer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Olena Kovalska, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyi, Director of the Babyn Yar National Historical Museum Roza Tapanova (R to L, foreground), and Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha (R to L, background) attend the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Participants place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C), Chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L), Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Olena Kovalska, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyy (R to L) attend the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C), Chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L), Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Olena Kovalska, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyy (R to L) attend the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Lit candles are seen at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C), Chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L), Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Olena Kovalska, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Viktor Yelenskyy (R to L) attend the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a candle at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv during World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

A group of artists perform as christmas clowns during a parade on December 7, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. People in Colombia celebrate the start of the christmas season by celebrating a night lighting candles as a tradition. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

People light up candles during the 'Noche de Velitas' tradition that marks the start of the christmas season at Bogota's Plaza de Bolivar on December 7, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. People in Colombia celebrate the start of the christmas season by celebrating a night lighting candles as a tradition. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

People light up candles during the 'Noche de Velitas' tradition that marks the start of the christmas season at Bogota's Plaza de Bolivar on December 7, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. People in Colombia celebrate the start of the christmas season by celebrating a night lighting candles as a tradition. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

An artist jumps the rope while wearing stilts during a christmas parade on December 7, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. People in Colombia celebrate the start of the christmas season by celebrating a night lighting candles as a tradition. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

Colombia Stars Christmas Season

People light up candles during the 'Noche de Velitas' tradition that marks the start of the christmas season at Bogota's Plaza de Bolivar on December 7, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. People in Colombia celebrate the start of the christmas season by celebrating a night lighting candles as a tradition. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM