Independence Day
Ukraine marked its 29th Independence Day on 24 August.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has honoured the memory of fallen Ukrainian soldiers at the memorial near St…
Independence Day
Ukraine marked the 28th anniversary of its independence on 24 August.
For the first time ever, Donbas war veterans, volunteers and activists held their own march…
The presidential office has selected a format that will replace a traditional military parade on Independence Day in Kyiv on 24 August, its head Andriy Bohdan has said
at…
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has not supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's idea to skip on an Independence Day military parade. Yesterday, Zelenskyy said that he was
not…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has decided to allocate 300m hryvnyas in bonuses to servicemen instead of holding a parade on Independence Day celebrated on 24 August.
"Normally we…
In his Independence Day speech, President Petro Poroshenko has once again stressed the importance of receiving the Tomos of Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for Ukraine…
President Petro Poroshenko has said that during four years of Russia's war against Ukraine, Ukrainians managed to preserve the state, consolidate the nation, create a strong army and…
On the instruction of President Petro Poroshenko, the Defence Ministry is preparing a new bill to replace the military salute "Long life" with "Glory to Ukraine". Although parliament…
The State Border Service has stepped up security arrangements ahead of 24 August, Ukraine's Independence Day, it has said on its website.
"As of 20 August, the State Border Service…
Soldiers from the NATO countries will take part in the parade of troops on Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak told reporters Friday.
"We are currently…