Memorial Day of the Heaven Hundred

On 20^th of February in Ukraine people Memorial Day of the Heaven Hundred. This day became reverence of courage, fortitude and resilience of citizens, who’s gave their lives in Euromaidan’s times.

In that times 2, 5 thousand peoples suffered, more than one hundred died. First of them were killed twenty years old Sergey Nigoyan and twenty five years old Mikhail Zhyznevskiy at the hands of a sniper in January 2014.

Cruel acceleration of activists in Kyiv started on 18^th of February and in the morning on 20^th of February Special Forces officers “Berkut” began shut on unarmed protesters in the center of the Kyiv on the Instituts’ka street.

On 20^th of February in 2014 became critical for confrontation between Ukrainian authorities and people. The protesters were surrounded by security forces, but did not give up.

Offensive began in the morning. People attacked armed security forces with stones and Molotov cocktails, wear construction helmets, protecting wooden shields and fired tires.

At Maidan Square honoring the memory of Heroes Hundreds of Heaven and Maidan’s anniversary will be held today, on 20^th February, at 18.30

There will be an all-Ukrainian action “A minute of silence – infinity of memory” and once again lights of “Dignity rays” will be kindled.

According to official data of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine during protests in Kiev and regions of Ukraine from the 30 November 2013 to 14 April were killed 106 people.

From the date of execution of Euromaidan’s activists passed 2 years. However, until nowadays none of the organizers and participants of the bloody crackdown on protesters has not been engaged, the investigation had not brought to the end.