UnpressAI

24 Aug 2025, 00:10

Ukrainian Soldiers Raise National Flags in Liberated Territories

  • Flags are raised in the villages of the Kursk region in honor of Flag Day.
  • Control has been restored over the village of Zelenyi Hai in the Donetsk region.
  • During August 2024, Ukrainian forces captured 100 populated points.

This is reported by RBC Ukraine, RBC Ukraine, Ukrinform.

On August 23, on Flag Day of Ukraine, soldiers raised blue and yellow flags in several populated points, including in the villages of Hornal and Huyev on the territory of the Kursk region of Russia, which historically belong to the Ukrainian Slobozhanshchyna. This information was disseminated by the battalion of unmanned systems RUGBY TEAM.

According to the soldiers, flags are a symbol of resilience and a reminder to the enemy that Ukraine always remembers and reclaims its own. At the time of publication, Ukrainian forces have also restored control over the village of Zelenyi Hai in the Donetsk region, where the Ukrainian flag has been raised again.

Soldiers noted that the current situation at the front remains tense, with active attempts by Russian forces to regain control over the lost territories. During August 2024, Ukrainian forces captured nearly 100 populated points in the Kursk region, during which Russian troops suffered significant losses.

It is reminded that Flag Day in Ukraine is celebrated on August 23, according to the presidential decree from 2004.

Tags: Ukraine

Articles on this topic:

  • newsukraine.rbc.ua - Ukrainian forces retake Zelenyi Hai in Donetsk region, raise flag amid Russian counterattacks
  • newsukraine.rbc.ua - Ukrainian forces raise national flags over several villages in Russia's Kursk region
  • www.ukrinform.net - Blue-and-yellow flags waving over ethnic Ukrainian villages in Kursk region on Flag Day
  • www.ukrinform.net - Ukraine’s forces raise national flag on left bank of Kherson region
  • newsukraine.rbc.ua - Ukrainian forces raise flag deep inside Russian lines in Kherson