PRESS RELEASE : President of Ukraine and the First Lady honored the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 20 February 2022.

On the Day of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the memory of activists who died in 2014 during the Revolution of Dignity.

The Head of State and his wife placed icon lamps near the cross at the site of the death of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred on Instytutska Street in the center of Kyiv.

“Today we honor the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred – fellow citizens who gave their lives without hesitation for the freedom our people dream of, for the right to live in an independent state, in the family of European nations. Their feat is a testament to the steadfastness of Ukrainians who continue to fight for their future,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

He stressed that the Ukrainian people still demonstrate to the world community their unity and devotion to democratic values, for which both the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred on Maidan and the soldiers in eastern Ukraine sacrificed their lives.

The President and the First Lady struck the Bell of Dignity.

The bell was made pursuant to the instruction of the Head of State to honor the heroes’ feat. The monument bears the inscription “Glory to Ukraine!” Glory to the Heavenly Hundred!”

The bell was installed on the territory of the future National Memorial of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred in the center of the capital.