Celebrations in Ottawa began Wednesday night as more than 100 members of the Ukrainian community gathered on Parliament Hill to mark their home country's 32nd Independence Day.
Ukrainians gather on Parliament Hill Wednesday to mark their home country's 32nd Independence Day.
"I didn't expect to celebrate a second year of Ukraine's independence while being away from Ukraine," she said, choking back tears. Marichka Bokovnia, a newcomer and organizer of the Ukrainian Independence Day event, calls the occasion bittersweet. "The blue on our Ukrainian flag symbolizes the peaceful blue sky, [but] the reality in Ukraine is that Russian missiles …do not create the free and safe sky in Ukraine."
Kateryna Rimikhanova, 23, was among the runners.The newcomer said her "heart [was] broken up in many pieces," as she wrapped herself in the Ukrainian flag and reminisced about the last time she truly celebrated the occasion.
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