Kyiv hosted a military parade on the 27th anniversary of Ukraine's independence on August 24. Ukraine's national anthem was performed by a choir amid a solemn gun salvo, an UNIAN correspondent reported. Then the choir performed a solemn prayer for the army of Ukraine, after which the military parade being accompanied by the military band began. The parade was inspected by Ukrainian Defense Minister, General of the Army Stepan Poltorak.
The new military greeting "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!" was officially chanted during the military parade for the first time over Ukraine's independence. Previously, the army used the greetings inherited from the Soviet times.
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