On Aug. 24, Ukraine marks the 30th anniversary of its Independence, in honour of the adoption of the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine by the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) in 1991. By approving the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine in a referendum, the nation of 52 million nation opened a new chapter in its history.
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The drone picture shows an aerial view of the Independence Monument in Kyiv on Aug. 18, 2021. The 61-meter monument, featuring a woman dressed in traditional Ukrainian clothes, was installed in 2001 to mark the country’s 10th Independence Day anniversary. It is located in the middle of Independence Square, or Maidan Nezalezhnosti, which was the scene of Ukraine’s three revolutions that safeguarded the country’s freedom and brought Ukraine to the upcoming celebration of the 30th Independence Day on Aug. 24.
