On November 6, 2025, the Museum of War will host an event dedicated to honoring the contribution of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada to the Allied victory in the Second World War and to the defense of Ukraine against the current full-scale russian aggression.
At 14:00, a posthumous presentation of the Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Ukrainian War Veterans Association will take place. The award will be presented to the family of Hryhorii Tsekhmistrenko, a Canadian of Ukrainian descent who joined Ukraine’s Defense Forces and, while serving as a soldier of the International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, heroically gave his life rescuing his comrades in the battles for Bakhmut on January 15, 2023.
The Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal was established by a resolution of the XXVII Triennial Congress of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Winnipeg in the fall of 2022. It honors Canadian citizens who were killed or wounded in combat while serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defending the freedom of our nation during the ongoing russian-Ukrainian war.
At 15:00, there will be a screening of the documentary film “A Canadian War Story”, created by the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre. Spanning continents and generations, the film weaves together first-person testimonies and archival materials, telling the story of the Ukrainian Canadian diaspora on the frontlines of the Second World War. The screening is held with the support of the Sectoral State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Free admission.
