On 24 August, Ukraine’s Independence Day, commemorative events will be held in the Lviv region to honour the memory of fallen male and female defenders. The main events will take place at the fields of honourable burials at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.
As reported by the regional administration, the programme will begin at 09:00 with a nationwide minute of silence and a tribute to the soldiers laid to rest at the field of honourable burials No. 76 on Vakhnyanyna Street.
At 09:30, at the field of honourable burials No. 67, there will be a commemoration of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred and all those who fought for Ukraine’s independence. Then, at 09:50, participants will move to the field of honourable burials No. 86a on Mechnykova Street, where they will honour the memory of those who fell in the War for Ukraine’s Independence.
The final stage will be an event at 10:30 at the field of honourable burials No. 87 on Pasichna Street, where soldiers who gave their lives for the state’s independence are also laid to rest.
«Independence is the ability to decide for ourselves what Ukraine should be. Sadly, we know all too well the price of the right to determine our own future and to live in a peaceful country. That is why, on Independence Day, it is especially important to thank those who are defending Ukraine today and to honour the memory of those who gave their lives for it», — Yura Gorun.
The organisers are calling on residents and visitors of Lviv to join the events and together honour the memory of Ukraine’s fallen male and female defenders.