Today, on August 24, Ukraine celebrates its 31st consecutive year of being an independent state.
Independence Day
Verkhovna Rada signed The Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine on this day in 1991, making Ukraine free from being a Soviet Republic.
Ukraine has been on an arduous path of creating itself ever since. With many ups and downs, controversies and political tribulations, it has been becoming a perfectly imperfect state that we love today.
On this day, we want to remember the hundreds of years that it took us to finally gain independence from the neighboring colonialist states and the fearless political and public figures who fought for Ukraine's right to sovereignty. It has never been easy for us and still remains to be a right that we have to die protecting every day, so our independence is not just an empty word. It has never been a given, but it is ours — once and forever.
