The Ukrainian Flag was solemnly raised near the Kyiv City Hall.
According to Ukrinform, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klytschko announced this in Telegram.
The ceremony was attended by military personnel, deputies of the Kyiv City Council, and representatives of the capital community.
As the Mayor of Kyiv emphasized, “Ukraine continues to fight for its independence. Our flag is a symbol of statehood, our strength. This is an amulet with which Ukrainian soldiers go into battle. We solemnly raise the national flag in honor of our defenders, in honor of the resilience of Ukrainians. With the flag, we pay tribute to the fallen heroes. Ukraine has shown that it will not back down in the bloody struggle for its will, its land, and its European future”.
As reported, August 23 is National Flag Day in Ukraine.
The holiday was established “to honor the centuries-old history of Ukrainian state formation, the state symbols of independent Ukraine, and to instill citizens’ respect for the state symbols of Ukraine”, according to the presidential decree of August 23, 2004.
In 2009, changes were made to this decree, and an annual official flag-raising ceremony was established on August 23 throughout Ukraine.
After the beginning of the Russian aggression, the blue-yellow flag became a symbol of struggle and resistance to the invaders.
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