Ukraine celebrates the Day of Dignity and Freedom

Dignity and Freedom Day became something of a successor to Freedom Day, which was celebrated in honor of the Orange Revolution from 2005 to 2011 on November 22, but was subsequently canceled.

In Ukraine, November 21 is the Day of Dignity and Freedom and the Day of the Airborne Assault Forces. The Day of Dignity and Freedom is a holiday that is celebrated in honor of the beginning of two revolutions: the Orange Revolution (2004) and the Dignity Revolution (2013). On November 13, 2014, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree according to which Ukraine celebrates the Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21.

It was on November 21, 2013 when the first protest actions of the Ukrainian citizens began in response to the decision of the then government to end the course towards European integration and cancel the process of preparation for the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. This aroused the indignation of the Ukrainians and forced them to go first to the streets of Kiev and then to other cities in Ukraine.

The most tragic thing was that this time, unlike the events of the Orange Revolution, defending dignity and freedom, 106 people gave their lives and more than two thousand were injured.

The Day of Dignity and Freedom was established by the decree of President Petro Poroshenko of November 13, 2014. In his decree, Poroshenko emphasized that one of the main objectives of the holiday is to preserve and transmit to future generations “objective information on the fateful events in Ukraine at the beginning of the 21st century “. These include both the Dignity Revolution and the Orange Revolution.

It was previously reported that the court placed three former Berkut members on the international wanted list. They were released at the end of December 2019 to participate in the prisoner exchange as part of the agreements between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.

Also in September, the kidnapper of the Euromaidan member was sentenced to six years in prison.

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