On August 23, on the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine, an interactive lecture titled “Colors of Invincibility” was conducted. Cadets from the Kruty Heroes Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology attended the event.
The future officers watched a presentation titled “Outline of the History of the National Flag of Ukraine” by Museum guide Ihor Buchma. Iryna Kotsabiuk, Head of the Department of the Modern russian-Ukrainian War, introduced the audience to the stories of the flags of the defenders of Ukraine from the Museum’s collection. These flags were donated by military personnel between 2022 and 2024 and were soaked in the sweat and blood of war. They served as a reminder of the high price that Ukrainians pay for the right to live on their land.
The meeting with the future defenders took place in a hall featuring one of Ukraine’s largest flags with a unique history. This flag flew on a 90-meter-high flagpole at the War Museum for the first 10 days after the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Director General Yurii Savchuk’s efforts made it the first addition to the Museum’s collection after February 24, 2022.
The cadets were shown a small blue and yellow flag that belonged to the Savchuk family from the Lviv region. Mykhailo Savchuk, who participated in the “Human Chain” action on January 22, 1990, passed the family relic to his grandson Taras in early 2014 when he decided to travel to Kyiv and join the Revolution of Dignity. In February 2022, Taras Savchuk defended his homeland and tragically lost his life in the battles for Bakhmut.
One memorable event on this day for everyone present was the ceremony of unfurling the Flag—the Symbol of Unity—on the Museum’s grounds. Ismail Ramazanov, the organizer of the Crimean Tatar Flag over Crimes initiative, arranged the event. Young men and women left their signatures and wishes on the blue and yellow cloth, which combined the National Flag of Ukraine and the Flag of the Crimean Tatars.
We are united through blue and yellow!
