Celebration Of The 32nd Anniversary Of The Independence Of Ukraine Held In Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 24: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, attends the ceremony celebrating the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence on Sophia Square on August 24, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Ukrainian military and the country’s political leadership gathered on Sofia Square in Kyiv. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, presented awards to military and civilian Ukrainians who do a lot for Ukraine. The ceremony was attended by the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre. (Photo by Valentyna Polishchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)