“On Independence Day of Ukraine, on August 24, several hundred people took to the streets in Prague, chanting slogans in support of Ukraine and urging “to hear Ukraine””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to Radio Svoboda correspondent, the participants of the walk also pointed at the whistle to emphasize the message of the action that was not aimed at drawing attention to the ongoing war and urged to “hear Ukraine”. Some drivers in Prague, who passed by the course, were signaled to support activists.
“Today, Ukrainians and Czech friends went to the streets of Prague in order to give the main call:” Hear Ukraine “… On August 24, we celebrate not only the restoration of independence, but we celebrate it in conditions for more than 10 years of the Russian War in Ukraine and three and a half and a half -large -scale invasion. Therefore, it is very important for us that the focus of attention of the Western world is in Ukraine, ”said Anastasia Signaevskaya, organizer of the Voice of Ukraine initiative.
At the end of the course, the activists reached the area in front of the Prague Philharmonic, where a rally organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in the Czech Republic took place.
“In 1991, the Ukrainian people made their choice – to live in a free, democratic, independent territorially holistic European state. Then (December 1, 1991 – ed.) Ukrainians voted in all corners of Ukraine, including in the Crimea and the Donbass. And so we will never give anyone this choice from us, no matter how tried that [зробити] Today, Rusnya, ”said the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic Vasyl Zvarych to the rally participants.
He also invited him to join him on the stairs of the Philharmonic of Czech Volunteer Karel Kucher, who died in the war in Ukraine. The attendees at this moment were discussed: “The characters do not die!”.
Ukraine celebrates Independence Day on August 24. Today, in a number of European cities, including Warsaw, Brussels, Ukrainians have held similar actions.