This year, on November 11, Poland will celebrate the 105th anniversary of the restoration of independence.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukrainian lands, the Polish state was the first to accumulate all its forces to help Ukraine. Poland became the first country to which Ukrainians fled, escaping from Russian shelling. Polish friends collected tons of humanitarian goods and delivered them to Ukraine.
On the eve of the national holiday, a solemn event was held in the lobby of the Ivan Franko People’s House in Drohobych, which was preceded by a festive liturgy in the Church of St. Bartholomew.
The event was organized by the Drohobytsk branch of the Society of Polish Culture of the Lviv Region. At the beginning of the event, the flag of Poland was solemnly brought into the hall, the anthems of the two countries were performed, and Olga Pavlovska, the founder and head of the charitable organization “St. Anthony’s Foundation”, took the opening speech.
Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv Eliza Dzvonkiewicz, Deputy Mayor of Drohobych for humanitarian and social relations Yury Kushlyk and Head of the Drohobych District Military Administration Stepan Kulinyak also arrived at the solemn event.
On behalf of the mayor, I congratulate everyone present and the entire population of Poland on Independence Day, which will be celebrated on November 11. We are closely intertwined with you, because together we experienced wars, the struggle for the formation of our states, and today we stand side by side again. Words of gratitude to you, our Polish friends, will always flow. After all, we know that many citizens of Poland today, together with Ukrainians, defend our state, defend Europe and the whole world. We will always be grateful to you for the support and help we receive – Yuriy Kushlyk addressed the audience.
After the welcoming words, a festive program was prepared for the guests and those present – recitation of poems, musical compositions performed on the marimba and vibraphone, as well as dance numbers by the Verkhovinka Folk Ensemble.
