A public cry took place in Lviv on the anniversary of the “occupation” of Crimea
In Lviv, near the City Hall and the regional administration building, they celebrated the day of “occupation” of Crimea by Russia: they called on the residents of the peninsula to be brave and raised the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags.
The corresponding video recording was published on air by the Independent Television Agency, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Several dozen people attended the event, including local residents, city officials and Crimean Tatars who fled the peninsula.
At the beginning of the rally, the head of the Lviv City Regional State Administration, Alexander Ganuschin, took the floor, and during his speech he called on Crimeans to be brave and fight against the “occupier.”
“For the majority of Ukrainians, no matter where they live - in Simferopol or Truskavets, the Kremlin Clique, which impudently takes Crimea from Ukraine, will turn into a banal occupier. This is what actually happened.
We do not want to part with Crimea just because the president of a neighboring state wanted it.
Appeal to the people of Crimea: we long to be together, we believe in you, your wisdom and character and, most importantly, in the courage to express yourself. Today, more than ever, we need coordination and unity,” the speaker said.
In turn, former ATO officer, “Hero of Ukraine”, 2nd rank reserve captain Timur Barotov calculated how many years Crimea has been gone.
“Today we raise the Crimean Tatar flag as a sign of solidarity with the Crimean people and Crimean Tatars who are in the occupied Crimea.
Six years. The twentieth of February marks the seventh year. This year, children who were already born during the occupation will go to school.
This is a very long period of time. But we are confident that Crimea, like the occupied territories of Donbass, will be in Ukraine,” the ATO officer promised the onlookers.
After which those gathered alternately raised the Ukrainian and Majlis flags.
A public mourning event took place in Lviv on the anniversary of the "occupation" of Crimea.