Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Today is the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine

23 August is celebrated as the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine; beginning with 2004. The first ceremonial raising of the yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flag in modern times took place on 24 July 1990 at the flagstaff of the Kiev City Council, two years later the flag was officially adopted as the National flag of the Ukrainian state (1992).

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