In Ternopil solemnly raised the national flag
the Solemn event took place in Ternopil on the occasion of Day of state flag of Ukraine. At Theater square held a solemn ceremony of the consecration and raising of the Flag. The national flag was solemnly raised by the Chairman of the regional state administration Stepan Barna, Chairman of the regional Council Victor Ovcharuk, the city head Sergey Nadal and the children of fallen members ATO - Andriy Vorobei, the son of the deceased soldier Ivan Vorable, a soldier of the 80th airmobile brigade, who died September 5, 2014 by Happiness (Luhansk region) and Nikolay Rusnak, son of Sergeant Nicholas Rusnak, who died July 11, 2014, near the village Zelenopole Luhansk region. A minute of silence in the audience of all who have laid down their lives, defending territorial integrity and sovernet Ukraine. Then laid flowers to the monuments and memorials of Taras Shevchenko, Yaroslav Stetsko, Yaroslav Stetsko, Vyacheslav Chornovil, Bandera, Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred and the ATO warriors. "Our flag is more than a symbol. He is our talisman and a symbol of victory! It is our strength and power. hoisting the national flag over our city, we honor the memory of each who gave his life for the right to hoist the flag. A few years ago nobody believed that we can rebuild our army. But now we have recovered 44 artillery brigade, combat formations, which protect the territorial integrity of our country and to adequately perform tasks in the ATO area. We have a powerful army of volunteers. I thank everyone who supports our military both materially and morally", - noted the Chairman of regional state administration Stepan Barna. We are challenging the changes that need to occur in our country, said the head of the edge. "Thank you to everyone who is fighting against corruption, supports reform and wants to change life in our country. It's time for action. A patriot is one that is not in word but in action attached to the changes in the country", - said Stepan Barna. We will remind, the Day before the state flag was celebrated on July 24 in the capital. On this day in 1990, blue-and-yellow flag was hoisted over the Kyiv city hall. Since 2009, the official flag-raising ceremony is celebrated on August 23 in all Ukraine. The history of the current blue-yellow flag is very ancient. Since the time of the baptism of Rus, these colors are always present on the flags of the Ukrainian state of different ages. Blue color on the flag of Ukraine is a peaceful sky and yellow – wheat fields. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
