A Belfast photographer who captured images of the Ukrainian flag being flown at two iconic locations in Belfast has told of how she snapped the photos because she was "touched" by the scenes.
Lise McGreevy, who owns Lise McGreevy Photographic, took the two images in Belfast on Saturday.
The first photograph was of an Ukrainian flag being flown from on board the HMS Caroline, which is docked in the Titanic Quarter.
A decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, the boat saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War.
The second photograph saw the Ukrainian flag being flown from St George's Church in the city centre.
One of Belfast's oldest churches, it was damaged on 17 occasions, perhaps most notably when a 150 pound bomb hidden in a coffin in Church Lane exploded on Easter Saturday in 1972, causing serious structural damage to the church.
Speaking to The Irish News, Lise McGreevy said she snapped the images because she was "very touched" by what she saw.
"It was in the heart in Belfast," she said.
"It was very representative of Belfast as a whole and Northern Ireland as a capital.
"I was very touched by it.
"The fact that the first people have come over this week. It was quite poignant. It was on my mind".
She added: "Also, with the connections to St George's Church in the troubles ...and of HMS Caroline from the First World War. It is all very reflective".
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