#ukraine independence day

[rezeptkapziv]

Happy independence day to my dear country! Here is a ukrainian Smuldunde to commemorate

(The colors are on purpose 🥰)

[tomorrowusa]

Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! 🇺🇦

On 24 August 1991 Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union.

In mid August of that year a hardline faction of the Communist Party of the USSR tried to overthrow reformist President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The attempted coup failed after a couple of days because of mass demonstrations in Moscow and because some of the coup plotters were too drunk to think clearly.

But Ukrainians had seen enough and decided that they were not going back to the bad old days of Stalinism. So parliament in Kyiv passed a resolution declaring Ukraine to be an independent state. By the end of the year the USSR had fallen apart but Ukraine was still there. So at least legally, Ukraine is older than the current Russian Federation.

DW spoke with one of the parliamentarians who declared independence 33 years ago.

The day Ukraine declared independence

Despite Russia's genocidal aggression, Ukraine is still independent and free.

The music group МЮСЛІ UA (translation: Müsli Ukraine) produced this video which sampled bits of a speech made by President Joe Biden a year after Russia's illegal invasion.

Americans can help keep Ukraine independent and free by voting for Kamala Harris – a friend of Ukrainian independence.

[sailorsally]

💙💛! https://x.com/u24_gov_ua/status/1694625374674493512?s=46&t=eTIYBJflezjsZxlN-TlYeQ

Came on here to post this!! What the hell, Im gonna repost the whole video too!!

(Misha's bit starts at 0:17)

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY UKRAINE 💙💛

[kaethrine-whatever]

Дорогие друзья и подданные! Хочу сделать сенсационное признание! Я - человек, ответственный за смерть Евгения Пригожина

🧔🏼‍♀️✈️💣💥🛩️🔥🔥💥💥💥🤣🤣🤣

Спасибо стюардессе Кристине Растопоповой за возможность притвориться ею и запрыгнуть на этот рейс (Мадам Ирэн, извините за спизженный темный парик из вашего реквизита). Отдельное спасибо единорогским линиям за мою успешную телепортацию на землю. "Говорят, единороги льнут к девственницам. Впрочем, никто не проверял...." Ну, я не девственница (спасибо, Александэр), но единорога нашла 🦄

Всех с прошедшим днем незалежности 💛💙

[learnukrainian]

24 August - The Independence Day of Ukraine

24 серпня - День незалежності України

Незалежність - Nezalezhneest - Independence

Океан Ельзи – "Незалежність". Концерт до Дня Незалежності - YouTube - here's a Ukrainian song called 'Independence', which was performed on the Day of Independence of Ukraine a couple of years ago. Feel free to give it a try and let me know what you think :) What do you think the song is about? Do you have any (studio version - Незалежність - YouTube)

Sadly, this year the concert, as well as all other sorts of celebrations, were cancelled due to the war. Yet, thankfully, we can still enjoy the music and old recordings regarless of where we are :)

Feel free to google - perhaps there's going to be an extra demonstration (many took place today) this weekend. Or an event. Maybe even with some Ukrainian music!

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I also brought you a Google Doodle, which, sadly, was only available in Ukraine today. If you'd like to see it and learn some more about Ukrainian history at the same time, please, click on the link below (it's a very short video, I promise!) :)

Ukraine Independence Day | Ukraine Independence Day 2023 - YouTube

Thank you for your support. Stay safe and have a lovely day! <3

[watermelllonarchive]

Sharing as today is independence day in Ukraine. Will add this list to the pinned links as well.

Ukraine Donation Guide Master Post

(Ver. 2 updated Aug 13th, 2024) I will be reformatting this and adding more in the future when I have time.

Also a quick note, all of the groups I have found through twitter have been around long enough for them to be vetted by each other and the brigades they work with. In fact, a lot of these groups collaborate with each other too. Those that are in the fight for Ukraine have been diligent in calling out those that are grifters. Word spreads around quickly if an organization doesn't show up with what they promised. They also use their social media (often Twitter) as a means of transparency for their work.

Remember: When considering on whether to donate, always use your best judgement and donate to those you trust if you do not see what is listed is up to your standards.

Multi-Purpose

United 24 has various fundraisers dedicated to defense and drones, medical aid, rebuilding Ukraine, humanitarian demining, and science and education. You can pick which one you want to contribute to under their various projects.

Liberty Ukraine uses funds for humanitarian aid, medical supplies, protective gear and equipment, and rehabilitation therapy. You can choose which campaign of theirs to donate to.

Come Back Alive is a charitable foundation that supports Ukraine's military with competent assistance while also focusing on security and defense. They also have projects that use sports to help veterans rehabilitate. You can choose which campaign to donate to.

Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation works to help both civilians and Ukraine's army. You can choose to donate to an active project or any of their general campaigns. Civilian aid campaigns cover temporary housing, supporting crisis and emergency responses, schools, demining, and healthcare. Military aid campaigns cover drones, optics units, communications equipment, and support of air defense teams.

Food Aid

World Central Kitchen works with local partners wherever they are providing food aid. They make sure meals and meal kits are what the local population eats. Even though there is no separate fundraising campaign for Ukraine (that I can see), they still do great work.

Animal Rescue

Hachiko Foundation works to help displaced pets and strays in frontline areas. They help with veterinary care, outdoor shelters, setting up feeding stations, and rehoming animals.

Medical Aid

Hospitallers (Website) is a volunteer organization of paramedics that was founded in 2014. They evacuate the wounded, provide medical aid on the frontlines, assist in rehabilitation, and transfer of the deceased to burial sites. They are also supported by Ukraine Charity. Visit Hospitallers' website to see how many they have evacuated, different methods you can donate, and more information about them.

Other

Saint Javelin (Twitter; Website) is a great place to get apparel, gear, and other cool loot to show your support for Ukraine. They don't take donations, but instead raise funds through their shop with a portion of their sales going towards humanitarian aid and critical items needed by the defenders (generators, pick-up trucks, medical supplies etc). Part of their shop has items made in Ukraine to support Ukrainian businesses. Overall, their products are high-quality. I include them due to their impactful presence in the Twitter community I follow and how they make Ukraine visible in an alternative way. Consider buying someone a gift from their shop.

The Kyiv Independent (Twitter; Website) is a great English language resource for news about Ukraine. I include them because I think supporting good journalism is incredibly important, especially now when the information space is fraught with Russian propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation. My followers have probably noticed I've pulled a lot of quotes from their stories in an effort to amplify Ukrainian voices and experiences. Look on their website for more information on different way to support them, such as their Patreon.

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If you're on twitter, there are a number of groups and people that fundraise for Ukraine and for specific units fighting on the frontlines. If there is no official website, a PayPal for donations is listed in their profiles. When considering on whether to donate, always use your best judgement and donate to those you trust if you do not see what is listed is up to your standards.

@/Teoyaomiquu almost always has a fundraiser for Liberty Ukraine with a specified purpose. At the time of writing this, he is currently raising funds for engineering equipment such as excavators. One such excavator is already in Kursk. Follow him to stay up to date with what he's fundraising for.

Dyga's Paw (Twitter: @/dzygaspaw) is a smaller group that has recently raised funds for starlinks, drones, batteries, and Ecoflow generators. You can look at the fundraising campaigns they currently have on their website.

@/DefactoHumanity represents and founded Planet of the People with their website U(a)nited for Freedom. She frequently posts updates about their fundraisers and what their partners need. They are known for providing Frontline medical aid supplies, protective equipment and other military aid, technical equipment (starlinks, drones, scopes, etc), and infrastructure equipment (generators, vehicles, power stations, etc). They even have a merch store of the battalions they partner with if that's your jam. Here is their link tree if you wish to explore more. And in case you're curious, there is an article bout the founder here.

@/wilendhornets (Website) specialize in making high quality drones that have gotten a lot of praise from Ukraine's army. They have attracted a lot of media attention too. Check out their website for the list of articles that have been written about them. Their Twitter is very active with strike footage.

Ants Kitchen Hub (@/ants_kyiv) is a volunteer kitchen that makes dry rations for the Ukrainian army. They are more active on their other social media. To learn more about them, check out their link tree.

@/frontlinekit (Front Line Kitchen) is represented by Richard Woodruff. Originally they made shelf stable food for the Ukrainian army, but now their fundraising has branched out to other campaigns such as raising funds for medical supplies and drones. They are a well known group that many battalions have come to for help.

@/bekamaciorowski (Rebekah Maciorowski) is as combat medic and nurse who helps provide medical care to soldiers and civillians at the frontlines. She raises funds for medical supplies and other equipment, but also helps train soldiers in first aid. More of her social media that features her work can be found in her link tree.

@/UkraineAidOps (Website) is another organization battalions frequently go to for help. They fundraise for all sorts of equipment from medical supplies to drones. If you're interested, they also have a shop with patches from different brigades and flags signed by soldiers. Their shop also includes a separate section called the Victory Gallery where artifacts from the war are turned into art. This includes shells that are painted on, scrap metal from downed enemy planes are turned into keychains, and pieces of a rocket are turned into lamps.

Chris Garrett is the co-founder of Prevail. His organization deals with humanitarian demining as well as training for trauma care, training of bomb disposal, and education to the public. Prevail works with local agencies in Ukraine as well as the army.

Project Konstantin (Twitter; Website; Linktree) is still going strong after the death of their founder, British paramedic Peter Fouché. His digital ghost can be found here. They collaborate with the military, thus giving them an insight into what is dearly needed. They often raise funds for starlinks, personalized first aid kits (IFAKs), generators, portable power stations, and other nonlethal military equipment. I regret forgetting them the first time this post went around. Visit their website to see everything they have done and more. It has more information on what and how they do it than this post can cover.

One Team One Fight (Twitter; Website; Linktree) has some of the original members that worked for Ukraine Aid Ops. They formed their own group after differences with the previous one, and are still helping Ukraine. They are very visible on various social media showing what they have accomplished in their deliveries to various brigades. They're another group that seeks to bring starlinks, drones, medical supplies and protective gear to the battalions that come to them for help. Check out their website for more information on their current fundraisers, their achievements, and received recognition.

NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade (Twitter; Website) Another small group that focuses their funds on delivering drones, generators, vehicles, and saving the occasional furry companion. They are very diligent in their updates for their fundraising campaigns. Check out their website for more information and the articles written about them.

Postmaster General Boomer (Twitter; Website) focuses on humanitarian aid, animal aid, and logistics. Boomer is the beloved pet of one of the founders and the secret boss/mascot. They have many transparency reports and are diligent in reporting the various "tours" they do in getting supplies where they are needed to go. They are based in Germany but have built up many connections during their existence. They have also worked closely with Ukraine Aid Ops.

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I am sure I have forgotten some, so please reply or comment with any more I should add to this master post. I will edit and update as I see and evaluate more.

Last updated: Aug. 13th, 2024

Version updates listed below

August 13th, 2024 Added:

Hospitallers

Saint Javelin

The Kyiv Independent

Project Konstantin

1 Team 1 Fight

NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade

Post Master General Boomer

[uniqueeval]

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[ricisidro]

Happy Independence Day Ukraine 🇺🇦

З Днем Незалежності України

С Днем Независимости Украина

#OnThisDay #OTD August 24, 1991 marks 32 years since #Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union (USSR) and 18 months since the country became a target of Russia's invasion.

#UkraineIndependenceDay #ukrainewar

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[justacynicalromantic]

Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!!!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Happy Day of renewed Independence, dear Ukrainians!

In 1919, on January 25th, two Ukrainian States, that appeared on the ruins of Russian and Austria-Hungarian empires on two sides of the Dnipro River, declared One, Unified and Independent Ukrainian State. Before that, Ukrainians had been forcefully divided and had to live in two different empires (this day modern Ukrainians celebrate as the Day of Unification of Ukraine).

Later, Russian Soviet State would send troops in Ukraine and, through war (as usual), force its loyal government onto Ukrainian people, and Ukraine would remain in occupation for the next 72 years.

[flashingbands]

Yay! Happy independence day Ukraine!!!!!

🇺🇦

Happy Ukraine Independence Day!

[folklorespring]

I was at the Independence Square in Kyiv yesterday and remembered how I saw the beginning of the tradition of putting little flags if you know someone killed by russia. It was a few flags at first, now it's a whole sea of them. We pay the highest price for our freedom and independence.

[swemtpotamtam]

з Днем Незалежності, мої хороші! 🤲

happy Independence Day of Ukraine, bbies! ;w;

[tomorrowusa]

Thursday was Independence Day in Ukraine. On 24 August 1991 Ukraine wisely severed its ties with the decaying Soviet Union.

This year the day was marked by Ukraine's first amphibious raid on occupied Crimea.

Ukrainian forces marked the country’s independence day with a naval raid into occupied Crimea, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised Ukrainians for the defiance and courage that has won them global support in the fight with Russia. The national holiday celebrates Ukraine’s independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, but this year it also marks 18 months since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion plunged the country into a war for survival.

Yes, it's exactly 18 months since Putin's unprovoked and illegal invasion began. The three-day "special operation" has now gone on for 1.5 years.

Ukrainian troops landed on the western tip of Crimea, near the village of Olenivka, in the early hours of Thursday, defence intelligence said in a statement. They fought Russian troops and raised a Ukrainian flag, before all returned safely home. It was the first time Ukrainian forces are known to have landed in Crimea since Putin ordered his forces over the border last year. They had to evade Russian defences on a long journey across the Black Sea, and then escape again after a skirmish.

Crimea was occupied (illegally, of course) by Russia in 2014.

With a counteroffensive against Russian troops occupying southern and eastern Ukraine only creeping forward, Kyiv appears to be looking for other ways to put pressure on Putin and his military. This week drones destroyed a supersonic bomber jet at an airbase deep inside Russia and twice stopped flights in and out of Moscow, though Ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility for these operations. A Russian helicopter also recently landed in Ukraine, after the pilot was lured to defect.

Here's President Zelenskyy's Independence Day address. He delivered it outside in Kyiv. That's in contrast to Putin who spends most of his time cowering in one of his luxury bunkers.

EDIT: Here's the location of the amphibious raid. This was not just a jaunt across a creek.

[lemon-tree-in-paperbag]

Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day today!!! So Touden siblings but make them ukrainian!! Happy Ukrainian Independence Day!!!

[dontforgetukraine]

Following the declaration of independence on this day 33 years ago, the All-Ukrainian referendum on Ukraine's independence took place in December 1991. To be independent is a conscious choice of the Ukrainian people. Happy Independence Day! Glory to Ukraine!

Source: MFA of Ukraine

[ukraineblr]

Ukraine is simply a fantastic country, after all.

She never deserved the plight of living next to an insane totalitarian regime obsessed with war, territorial grabs, and ecstatic hatred.

Yet, history seems to have destined her to overcome the most terrible ordeals of our time and live on.

In this war, Ukraine becomes even more precious to so many people in so many little details when one remembers the terrible price.

When this war is over, come visit us -- Ukraine is awesome.

(Illia Ponomarenko)