The Latest Breaking News from Independence Day

Hundreds of Ukrainians in Ireland are marking Independence Day through a number of events around the country

European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day

The entrance to 10 Downing Street has been transformed with vibrant sunflowers to show Britain’s solidarity with Ukraine on the nation’s Independence Day. The yellow sunflowers and blue hydrangeas have been chosen in the national colours of Ukraine, and create a stunning arch over the prime minister’s residence in London.…

Ukrainians revelled in a surreal display of burnt-out Russian tanks and armour laid out this week as war trophies in central Kyiv to mark the 31st anniversary of independence, but fears of fresh Russian attacks lurked behind their show of defiance.

Six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, Dimko Zhluktenko visited friends fighting on the front line and described what he saw as ‘devastating’.

National holiday coincides with conflict’s sixth-month mark

In Kyiv, we are marking the day under the constant threat of Russian attack, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

UK PM seen next to Ukraine’s president on day country marks independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia

At least 22 people died and dozens were wounded on Wednesday when Russian rocket strikes hit a Ukrainian town and set a passenger train on fire, officials said, as the nation marked 31 years since its independence from Moscow-dominated Soviet rule.

I stood on Kyiv’s main boulevard, Khreshchatyk, one year ago, on Aug. 24, 2021, celebrating along with thousands of Ukrainians who were watching the Independence Day parade.

Ukraine began its Independence Day celebrations in the capital of Kyiv on Saturday with a victory parade, displaying dozens of captured and destroyed Russian military vehicles down the city’s main street.