On a Kyiv square, where recent uprisings have scuppered Moscow’s ambitions in Ukraine, an orchestra assembled before a small crowd to play the national anthem as Russian forces advanced on the city.
1. Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Herman Makarenko perform during an open-air concert named “Free Sky” at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich2. Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra perform during an open-air concert at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich3. Oleksey Beregoviy, a musician of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra, performs for journalists and people after an open-air concert at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich4. Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra under the direction the conductor Herman Makarenko perform during an open-air concert named “Free Sky” at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich5. Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra perform during an open-air concert at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich6. Oleksey Beregoviy, a musician of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra, performs at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich7. Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra perform during an open-air concert named “Free Sky” at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
