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The International Day of Peace was started by the UN General Assembly in 1981. Initially, it was celebrated on the third Tuesday of September, but since 2002, it was decided to celebrate this holiday on a fixed date – September 21.
On this day, Peace Day in Ukraine is also celebrated. strong>, established since 2002, according to the decree of President Leonid Kuchma. Radio Maximum has prepared a selection of photos from the peaceful times of the cities that are currently under occupation.
This day serves as a reminder of the importance of peaceful coexistence and the need for constant efforts to achieve and maintain peace in the world.
After all, in 2014, the Russian Federation launched an undeclared war against Ukraine. Having carried out an illegal occupation and attempted annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Federation moved to armed aggression in the Ukrainian Donbas.
After Russia's full-scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, even more of the population centers are under occupation. Every day, the Ukrainian military selects every meter of land and frees populated areas from the Russian invasion.
Occupied Ukrainian cities in peacetime
Donetsk
Donetsk
Horlivka
Horlivka
Bahmut
Bakhmut
Soledar
Soledar
Mariupol
Mariupol
Avdiivka
Avdiivka
Volnovakha
Volnovakha
Luhansk
Luhansk
Berdyansk
Berdyansk
Energodar
Energodar