# Photos: Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day

https://mins.news/en/item/29964

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 17:18 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/23/photos-ukraine-observes-national-flag-day?traffic_source=rss

> Ukraine marked National Flag Day during the fifth year of its war against Russia. Participants raised the flag, held a minute of silence for those killed, sang the national anthem and heard patriotic and folk music from a military orchestra. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended ceremonies in Kyiv. The holiday was established on August 23, 2004.

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