page_title: Kiev Independence Day Parade
section_title: 2016
hierarchical_section_title: Kiev Independence Day Parade / 21st century / 2016
caption_attribution_description: Українська: Загін українсько-польсько-литовської бригади English: Squad of polish army in joint brigade of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine.
context_page_description: The Kyiv Independence Day Parade has been the main event of various celebrations of the Independence Day of Ukraine, which is celebrated annually in Kiev on August 24.
  On Independence Day 2020 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speeched that no military parade in Kiev will be held until Ukraine would regain control of Crimea and of its territories currently held by the Donetsk Peoples Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.
context_section_description: 2016 celebrated the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. The parade involved more than 4,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces, and over 200 pieces of military equipment. The parade commander was Lt. General Serhiy Popko. The soldiers paraded in the new model uniforms which incorporate details from the uniforms worn by the Ukrainian People's Army.  Participants of parade honored the dead Ukrainian heroes. A minute of silence was accompanied by the folk song A Duck is Floating
  The celebrations were attended by the President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Also participating in the parade was the Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade.
caption: Members of the Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian Brigade in on the street during the 2016 parade.
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