The assaults got here on the final Sunday of Might, which is normally when the capital celebrates the anniversary of its official founding 1,541 years in the past. ‘Kyiv Day” is often marked by road festivals, dwell concert events and particular occasions throughout town.
Regardless of coping with the continued invasion of Russian troops on the nation’s Jap borders, officers have been nonetheless planning on having the annual celebration this yr, however on a a lot smaller scale.
“The historical past of Ukraine is a long-standing irritant for the insecure Russians,” Andriy Yermak, the top of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy‘s workplace, mentioned on Telegram.