KYIV. UkraineGate . 23 . August .2022 l Society .
Ukraine celebrates a national holiday on August 23 – Flag Day. On this occasion,
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov congratulated Ukrainians. He made the corresponding post on his Twitter page .
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“Today we celebrate the Day of the National Flag. Blue – for the sea and the sky. Yellow – for fields and the sun. Blue and yellow is for love, peace, hope and freedom,” he wrote.
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National Flag Day is celebrated in Ukraine every year on August 23. Previously, this day was celebrated only in Kiev on July 24. It was on this day in 1990 that the blue and yellow flag was raised over the Kyiv City Hall. Ukrainians were not sure that the Declaration of State Sovereignty would be adopted, but on July 16, 1990, it happened.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the ceremony of raising the National Flag of Ukraine and made a speech.
“Every year, on the eve of the Independence Day of Ukraine, we pay tribute to one of our most important symbols, one of our largest shrines is the State Flag of Ukraine. The combination of two colors that we incredibly love, protect and never trade for any other. We never recognize other people’s colors on our land and in our sky. And we are always ready to protect our blue and yellow flag,” he said.
Source: Ukrgate