{"id":74861,"date":"2023-08-24T20:26:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/24\/ukraine-marks-independence-day-and-vows-to-keep-fighting-russia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:38:06","slug":"ukraine-marks-independence-day-and-vows-to-keep-fighting-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/08\/24\/ukraine-marks-independence-day-and-vows-to-keep-fighting-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KYIV, Ukraine \u2014 Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion<\/a>, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the Kremlin\u2019s forces and local people remembering their fallen loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national holiday coincided with the war\u2019s 18-month milestone, giving a somber mood to the commemorations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe remember everyone who gave their lives for freedom and independence, for the free future of Ukraine,\u201d Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that an independent Ukraine is \u201cwhat we are fighting for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the northeastern Kharkiv region, families visited a cemetery where fallen Ukrainian soldiers are buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kateryna Krotchenko, the mother of Serhii Krotchenko who was killed near&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2023\/05\/24\/wagner-group-boss-says-more-than-20000-of-his-troops-died-in-bakhmut\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bakhmut<\/a>, cleaned his grave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Kateryna and Oleh light a candle at a cemetery in front of their son's grave, who died fighting in the war as Ukrainians mark Independence Day in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-107538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23236406530683.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kateryna and Oleh light a candle at a cemetery in front of their son&#8217;s grave, who died fighting in the war as Ukrainians mark Independence Day in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Bram Janssen\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was an ordinary boy who loved life and dreamed of something,\u201d she told The Associated Press. \u201cTherefore, he did not accept the fact that war had come to our land and decided to (sign up) voluntarily,\u201d she said. \u201cWe agreed with his decision. We didn\u2019t think it would be like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Ukraine was fighting for \u201cthe values we all stand for:\u201d sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That battle has earned the support of foreign allies,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2023\/08\/24\/nato-member-norway-to-donate-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">especially NATO alliance member countries<\/a>&nbsp;that have provided Kyiv with sophisticated new weaponry. The new weapons have allowed Ukraine to launch a grinding counteroffensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s defense ministry marked the day with a series of social media videos that mixed gratitude with wry humor to thank those allies individually for their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States\u2019 video was set to Frank Sinatra\u2019s \u201cOur Love is Here to Stay\u201d and ended with a cheeky \u201cthanks for the F-16s\u201d and the words \u201ctoo soon?\u201d The U.S. has agreed its allies can send Ukraine the fighter jets, but the lengthy process has been a source of frustration to Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain was thanked to the tune of The Clash\u2019s punk classic \u201cLondon Calling,\u201d while Canada received gratitude for sniper rifles, howitzers, armored vehicles \u2014 and long underwear. France was sent a message of love to the strains of Serge Gainsbourg\u2019s \u201cJe t\u2019aime \u2026 moi non plus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more than 20 clips were tagged UkraineSaysThankYou \u2014 perhaps a riposte to British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace\u2019s suggestion last month that Kyiv should express more gratitude and not treat its allies like Amazon\u2019s delivery service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More gloomily, the holiday was observed against a backdrop of continued fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian intelligence units together with the Ukrainian navy landed on the western side of Russia-occupied Crimea to strike at Russian military assets there, according to Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andrii Yusov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Ukraine\u2019s southern Kherson region, meanwhile, a Russian strike severely injured a 7-year-old girl whose home was hit, Gov. 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