Ukraine marked 25 years of independence from the Soviet Union on
Wednesday August 24,2016 with a massive parade of soldiers and heavy weaponry through
central Kyiv, in a show of force designed to boost the morale of the
country’s servicemen and reassure Ukrainians amid heightened tensions
with Russia.
Flanked by battle tanks, missile carriers, and other equipment, hundreds of uniformed troops marched through Independence Square in the country’s largest military procession since it declared independence in 1991.
“Independence has given us democracy and freedom, the feeling of civic dignity and national unity,” President Petro Poroshenko said, addressing the crowd.
Thousands of flag-waving Ukrainians dressed in traditional embroidered shirts cheered, “Glory to Ukraine!” and “Death to enemies!” -- chants popularized during the Euromaidan protests that drove a Russia-backed president from power in 2014.
Generals saluted from armored transport
vehicles and the national anthem rang out: “The glory and the freedom of
Ukraine has not yet perished.”
Note
Parliament in Ukraine adopted an independence declaration on August 24, 1991, three days after the collapse of a hard-line coup attempt in Moscow that was meant to prevent the Soviet Union from falling apart.
Ukrainians overwhelmingly approved independence in a December 1, 1991, referendum, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist later that month.
Flanked by battle tanks, missile carriers, and other equipment, hundreds of uniformed troops marched through Independence Square in the country’s largest military procession since it declared independence in 1991.
“Independence has given us democracy and freedom, the feeling of civic dignity and national unity,” President Petro Poroshenko said, addressing the crowd.
Thousands of flag-waving Ukrainians dressed in traditional embroidered shirts cheered, “Glory to Ukraine!” and “Death to enemies!” -- chants popularized during the Euromaidan protests that drove a Russia-backed president from power in 2014.
Note
Parliament in Ukraine adopted an independence declaration on August 24, 1991, three days after the collapse of a hard-line coup attempt in Moscow that was meant to prevent the Soviet Union from falling apart.
Ukrainians overwhelmingly approved independence in a December 1, 1991, referendum, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist later that month.
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