On May 8, Ukraine will honor the
memory of the fallen in the Second World War; on May 9, Ukraine will celebrate
the Victory with a march of military orchestras
This year, for the first time, Ukraine will celebrate
the 70th anniversary
of Victory over Nazism in Europe with other democratic states. On May 8 – the
Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, on May 9 – the Victory Day, on September
2 – the 70th anniversary
of end of the Second World War, as stated by Deputy Head of the Presidential
Administration Rostyslav Pavlenko.
On May 8, with the support of the Presidential
Administration of Ukraine and the Institute of National Remembrance, a ceremony
commemorating the victims of the World War II will be carried out in Kyiv.
In the morning of May 8, there will be a solemn
session of Verkhovna Rada with participation of the President.
Official ceremony dedicated to the Day of Remembrance
and Reconciliation will begin at 22:00 with the speech of the Ukrainian
President in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. Then, there will be a
memorial-artistic program “Voices of Heroes”.
At 23:01, the international action of remembrance “The
First Minute of Peace” will be held. Then, the bowl “Fire of Glory” will be
lighted. “It is a great pleasure for us to join the European tradition of
celebrating the first minute of peace. 70 years ago, at 23:01, the Act of
Military Surrender of the Third Reich entered into force,” member of the
organization committee Yevhen Nishchuk explained.
The program of May 9 will be more intense. Official
celebration will begin at 11:00 in the Park of Glory. After the ceremony of
laying flowers to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a march of military
orchestras will be held with participation of not only Ukrainian, but also
foreign orchestras.
At 11:30, 500 recruits of the AFU will take the oath
in the presence of the President of Ukraine. A solemn concert will start at
12:10.
“It is extremely important that Ukraine refuses from
obsolete Soviet traditions. Today, these traditions are used against us by
Russian propaganda. They help Russia encourage its country to immerse into the
vortex of a new war – war against Ukraine,” Head of the Institute of National
Remembrance Volodymyr Vyatrovych said. He has emphasized that Ukraine, unlike
Russia, would not demonstrate aggression or military power, but honor the
memory of the deceased.
“We are not going to compete with Russia in the
scale of celebration and bring new planes to the parade. It is not the face of
Ukraine. We must show the true character of Ukrainians – a peace-loving nation,
which, however, can stand up for itself,” Yevhen Nishchuk emphasized.
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