The month of February, for Ukrainians worldwide, is a time of remembrance and mourning, as well as steadfastness and resolve.
On February 20, we remember Ukraine’s modern-day heroes of the Euro-Maidan – the Revolution of Dignity – who were killed in 2014 as they defended their country’s European choice and democratic values. That date is now annually observed as the Day of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. As President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted in his address on the occasion, the day is “a tribute to self-sacrifice, heroism, courage and patriotism,” “a symbol of unbrokenness and a source of inspiration for the Ukrainian warriors who are now defending Ukraine.”