Ukrainian Independence Day marked with exhibit showing life on front lines

OTTAWA -- Ukraine's ambassador to Canada will today mark Ukraine's Independence Day with the launch of an immersive exhibition in Toronto created during the most violent phases of the war with Russia.

Yulia Kovaliv will launch a multimedia exhibition featuring footage of Ukrainians defending their country on the front lines.

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Ukraine is celebrating its independence from Russia 31 years ago, but also marking six months of the war.

To mark the event, Kovaliv will also host a charity auction in Toronto to raise money for ambulances and evacuation vehicles.

Among the items set to be auctioned is a piece of a Russian missile that destroyed a training base near the Polish border.

Weeks before the missile struck, killing 43 people, Canadian personnel had been training Ukrainian soldiers at the base.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 24, 2022

On Ukraine’s national flag day together with our friend Ambassadors& diplomats, Ukrainian community and city council we raised ���� flag in Ottawa ����. Our flag is now symbol of courage, freedom and unity, blue@yellow colors on all continents are the symbol of #StandWithUkriane pic.twitter.com/otBqHuMgdy

— Yulia Kovaliv (@kovaliv_y) August 23, 2022

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  Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv during an interview at the embassy in Ottawa, on August 19, 2022. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)