Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day amidst the war with Russia, know when it got independence? – India TV Hindi

Kiev: Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day today amid the ongoing war with Russia. There were no fireworks, parades or concerts on this Independence Day of Ukraine. Because it has been 30 months since Russia’s invasion on it and there was an atmosphere of sadness all around in the war-torn country. Ukrainian people will celebrate this day in memory of the civilians and soldiers killed in the war. Ukrainian people have congratulated each other on social media and thanked the frontline soldiers.

Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day a day after PM Modi’s visit. There is a shared acceptance among the people showing solidarity that two and a half years have been very difficult and fatigue is growing. President Volodymyr Zelensky told the nation, “We experience freedom in the form of silence when we lose our people.” Zelensky said that the war started by Russia has now spread to its own territory. Referring to Ukraine’s intrusion into Russia’s Kursk region earlier this month, he said, “Those who want to sow evil on our land will reap its fruits on their own land.”

President Zelensky gave an address

The president symbolically chose the northeastern city of Sumy, a few kilometers from the Russian border, to record his address, where Ukrainian forces entered Russia on August 6. “Russia started a war against us 913 days ago, partly through the Sumy region,” Zelensky said. But the war took a turn when the Ukrainian army attacked Russia’s Kursk region. The Ukrainian army claims to have captured 1,200 square kilometers of Russian territory in Kursk. The Ukrainian army launched drone attacks on Russia last week, targeting strategic bridges and its drone bases. Meanwhile, on Saturday too, Russia and Ukraine attacked each other with drones, missiles and artillery.

Russia dropped bombs in Kherson

A woman was killed and a man was wounded when Russian forces shelled Kherson, the capital of the partially occupied Kherson region, according to the regional prosecutor. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted and destroyed seven drones in the country’s south. Russian long-range bombers struck the Zmeiniy (Serpent) island with four cruise missiles, while aerial bombs were dropped on the Kherson region. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday it shot down seven drones overnight. (AP)

When did Ukraine get independence

Ukraine got independence 33 years ago i.e. in 1991. Ukraine became independent when the disintegration of Soviet Russia started. Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after Russia. It is located on the Dnieper River. It chose Kiev as its capital. The legislature of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) declared complete independence on 24 August 1991. Earlier, many parts of it were ruled by Poland, Romania and Czechoslovakia.

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