Ukraine pays tribute to Heavenly Hundred
From 18 to 20 February, a series of memorable events, dedicated for this date, are to be held at Kyivan Maidan - the Independence Square.
On February 18, commemorative events were held in Kyiv in honor of the Heavenly Hundred, as it was on February 18 that the shooting of the participants of Maidan began.
Near the Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred, hundreds of prayers were continuing, with the participation of the families of those who perished on the Maidan.
The families of the deceased, of the participants of the developments on Maidan, the sympathizing Kyivites came to pay tribute to the heroes.
According to Ukrinform, the order near the Memorial was secured by dozens of police officers.
On Independence Square there was also a thematic installation on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of Heavenly Hundred’s Heroes.
People were going to Khreshchatyk to participate in the march to the place of the most massive shootings - the Heavenly Hundred Alley. In the center of the capital, for security reasons, metal-detector frames were installed, the ambulance was on call, and law-enforcement officers ensured public order. On several streets in the center of Kyiv the traffic was blocked.
The Heavenly Hundred Remembrance Day is celebrated in Ukraine every year on February 20th. According to Decree No. 69/2015 of the President of Ukraine dated February 11, 2015, “On honoring the feat of the participants in the Revolution of dignity and perpetuating the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred” and the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated August 23, 2017 No. 574-p.
