Most people's respect for the national flag received during the Revolution of Dignity and the war in the Donbass.

The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said during the celebrations on St. Sophia square for the day of the State Flag, the correspondent of Укринформа.

"During the 24 years of the restored Independence this flag is firmly rooted in our consciousness, life without him is even impossible to imagine. We saw him on abgineh, when he collected a generous crop; during national holidays and festivals, after winning the competition the Ukrainian Olympians, on the football field and in the Boxing ring. But most people's respect and honor the flag received during the Revolution of Dignity and Patriotic war of the Ukrainian people for independence against the Russian invaders," said he.

According to the President, currently the flag flying over the Ukrainian positions in the Eastern front. Blue-yellow ribbons and chevrons became a symbol of courage of the Ukrainian military personnel, volunteers and volunteers. Flag from time to time "becomes red-black - red from Ukrainian blood, which he shed on the Ukraine-Donetsk Russian Chernozem aggressor".

The President also noted that public opinion polls conducted on the eve of the holiday, showed that 90-95% of Ukrainians are proud of the flag, anthem and coat of arms. Also another positive symbol of our statehood, the people believed and Ukrainian language.

"Our national flag is a code by which you know who we have and who we are someone else. This is our sacred talisman, a sign of our unity and victory.

"Ukraine a lot, survived a tough year in its history and is ready to go forward. Again and again call for unity. Only one national flag is more valuable than hundreds of party banners. This is my direct call to all political forces, primarily represented in Parliament, to unite for the sake of Ukraine", - said Poroshenko.

"Ukrainian knight, who just raised our national flag, name is Miroslav guy. This honour he deserved. Imagine the mountain Karachun - the highest point of Slavyansk. On may 14 of last year, Miroslav, at that time member of the National guard, together with the legendary paratrooper 95th aeromobile airborne brigade Serhiy Shevchuk under deadly bullets brutal militants set blue-yellow flag on the 120-meter tower of the city. The height is such that the flag proudly hoisted the like over the entire Donbass, right down to the sea of Azov", - quotes Poroshenko Укринформ.

At the ceremony there are a few heroes, and they all proved that "our flag is more than a symbol, and sometimes more important than life." So, the eldest of them is Anatoly Chaika, a physical education teacher from Donetsk. The reunion Day in 2014 on the barricades on Hrushevskoho the attackers tried to knock him out of his flag. His character kept so tight that the enemies broke both his hands.
Volunteers Victoria and Alexander Kononov almost a hundred days spent in captivity of militants, where rescued from abuse Ukrainian flag and were able to take him to freedom. So did Maxim Avramenko: been hiding with the flag, and brought it, sewing up the lining of their own clothes and with the risk to disappear forever in the dungeons of fighters.

Today, August 23, the Day of state flag. The holiday was established in August 2004 by the decree of President Leonid Kuchma as honour the centuries-old history of Ukrainian state, state symbols of independent Ukraine with the aim of educating the citizens to respect the state symbols of Ukraine.