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On the occasion of the National Flag Day and the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, Ukrainian communities in different parts of the USA organized festive events...
On the 34th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence, senior American officials declared their unwavering support for Kyiv and called for a just peace...
We love simple numbers. They give an illusion of clarity. Thirty-four years, and it would seem everything is said. But nations do not live within the boundaries of calendars, for they exist in subtler dimensions—memory, imagination, language, or even the repeated gestures of everyday life. That is why the answer to a childlike, yet profoundly adult question—“So how old are we?”
On the eve of the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, a unique event took place in the skies over Arizona, impressing with both its symbolism and scale. Professional skydivers performed a jump with a massive blue-and-yellow flag, and the flight with the fully unfurled cloth lasted exactly 34 seconds — one second for each year of Ukraine’s independence since 1991...
On August 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada (then still) of the Ukrainian SSR adopted the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. From that moment, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Ukrainian SSR) ceased to exist, and a free Ukraine emerged. Already half a year later, on February 20, 1992, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the resolution "On Independence Day of Ukraine," which is celebrated annually on August 24 as a national public holiday...
