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Ukraine paraded destroyed Russian tanks and other military hardware in Kyiv's main street to mark the country's Independence Day on Thursday 24 August. Residents of Kyiv flocked to see a kilometer ...
The first parade in honor of Independence Day was held on Khreschatyk Street in 1994 on the country's third anniversary. [3] The parade commander was the head of the Kyiv Military District Ivan Bizhan and inspecting the parade was the Defense Minister Vitaly Radetsky. [4]
The second parade took place on 24 August 2020 in Kyiv, marking the 29th Independence Day of Ukraine. It began in Shevchenko Park, passed through Shevchenko Boulevard, Bessarabian and European Squares and ended on Maidan Nezalezhnosti. According to media reports, at least 50,000 people took part in the parade. [18]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation at the award ceremony on Ukraine Independence Day. The president’s address on Thursday 24 August came as his country parades destroyed ...
The square received its current name on 26 August 1991, two days after the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, during the collapse of the Soviet Union.. Maidan is a Ukrainian word for 'square, open space', with widely used equivalents in the Middle East and South Asia to refer to an open space in or near a town, used as a parade ground or for events such as public meetings.
Ukraine held its first military parade in several years, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence and declaring it would reclaim areas of its territory annexed by Russia. "We are ...
Independence Day of Ukraine (Ukrainian: День Незалежності України, romanized: Den' Nezaležnosti Ukrajiny [dɛnʲ nezɐˈɫɛʒnɔsʲtʲi ʊkrɐˈjine]) is a state holiday in modern Ukraine, [nb 1] celebrated on 24 August [4] in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991.
The market attack came on the same morning as Ukraine celebrated Defenders Day, an annual public holiday that honors the country’s armed forces, veterans and war dead. Across Ukraine, traffic stopped and people on sidewalks came to a halt at 9 a.m. to commemorate those defending Ukraine and those who have sacrificed their lives for the country.