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The Kyiv Independent was supported by an emergency grant of 200,000 Canadian dollars from the Canadian government. Ashley Mulroney, the director of the Ukrainian Development Program at the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv, expressed that the grant, distributed through the European Endowment for Democracy, was "part of broader Canadian support for free media and democratization in Ukraine."
Maidan Nezalezhnosti ( Ukrainian: Майдан Незалежності [mɐjˈdɑn nezɐˈlɛʒnosʲtʲi], lit. 'Independence Square') is the central square [ 1] of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the city's main squares, it is located on Khreshchatyk Street in the Shevchenko Raion. The square has been known under many different ...
61 m (200 ft) The Independence Monument ( Ukrainian: Монуме́нт Незале́жності, romanized : Monument Nezalezhnosti) is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, commemorating the independence of Ukraine in 1991. Stylistically, it presents a mix of Ukrainian Baroque and Empire style.
Mother Ukraine. / 50.426521; 30.563187. Mother Ukraine ( Ukrainian: Україна-Мати, romanized : Ukraina-Maty [ʊkrɐˈjinɐ ˈmɑtɪ]) is a monumental Soviet -era statue in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The sculpture is a part of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. [ 1]
Kievan Rus'. Orthodox Christianity (official since 10th cent.) Kievan Rus', [ a][ b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [ c][ 7][ 8] was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities [ 9] in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [ 10][ 11] Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic ...
However, an HUR source told The Kyiv Independent that three Russian aircraft were destroyed and five others were damaged during the attack. [71] A state of emergency was declared in Belgorod Oblast by governor Vyacheslav Gladkov due to the Ukrainian incursion. [72] Russia captured the villages of Zhelanne and Orlivka , east of Pokrovsk. [31] [73]
Since then attacks have been carried remotely through airstrikes. Since October 2022 Kyiv has been occasionally attacked by Iranian-made drones on Russian service. [ 1] From the start of the invasion on 24 February 2022 until 28 May 2023, the air raid siren has been on in Kyiv for a total 887 hours [ 2] (or around 36 days).
24 August 2024. ( 2024-08-24) Frequency. Annual. Independence Day of Ukraine ( Ukrainian: День Незалежності України, romanized : Den' Nezaležnosti Ukrajiny) is a state holiday in modern Ukraine, [ nb 1] celebrated on 24 August [ 3] in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991.