Flags, powerful chants, and a stop outside Russia\u2019s embassy turned Tallinn\u2019s central streets into a public show of solidarity with Ukraine.<\/p>\n
In Estonia\u2019s capital, a Gratitude March was held to mark Ukraine\u2019s Independence Day, organized by the Congress of Ukrainians of Estonia. The organization announced the event on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n
Participants marched through central Tallinn carrying Ukrainian and Estonian flags. During the march, they chanted \u201cGlory to Ukraine!\u201d and \u201cLong live Estonia!\u201d<\/p>\n
A stop at the Russian Embassy and a rally in the park<\/p>\n
The march route passed the Russian Embassy. Outside the diplomatic mission, participants sang the Ukrainian national anthem and chanted \u201cUkraine will win!\u201d and \u201cGlory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!\u201d<\/p>\n
The main part of the event took place in Tammsaare Park, where a rally and concert were held. Vera Konyk, head of the Congress of Ukrainians of Estonia, noted that the Gratitude March was part of an international campaign under the auspices of the Ukrainian World Congress.<\/p>\n
This year, the campaign is being held under the slogan \u201cThank you for standing with Ukraine.\u201d It is dedicated to the countries that support Ukraine in its fight for freedom and provide assistance to Ukrainians.<\/p>\n
Support for prisoners of war and aid to Ukraine<\/p>\n
The event in Tallinn was also held as part of the \u201cPeople Are Key\u201d campaign by the Center for Civil Liberties. It aims to draw attention to Ukrainian prisoners of war and strengthen calls for their release.<\/p>\n
During the rally, Inna Bibik, First Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Estonia, thanked Estonia for its consistent and comprehensive support for Ukraine. Estonian parliamentarian Mati Raidma emphasized that Estonia would support Ukraine until victory.<\/p>\n
After the official part of the event, Ukrainian musicians and performers gave a concert. An improvised caf\u00e9 operated in the courtyard of the Ukrainian Cultural Center, and the funds raised during the event will be used to make camouflage nets for Ukraine\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flags, powerful chants, and a stop outside Russia\u2019s embassy turned Tallinn\u2019s central streets into a public show of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[89],"tags":[72082,167,72083,38,166,72084,72081,72085,68048],"class_list":["post-159836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallinn","tag-congress-of-ukrainians-in-estonia","tag-estonia","tag-estonia-support-for-ukraine","tag-news","tag-tallinn","tag-tallinn-gratitude-march","tag-tallinn-gratitude-march-ukrainian-independence-day-estonia-support-for-ukraine-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war-congress-of-ukrainians-in-estonia","tag-ukrainian-independence-day","tag-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117215543043300479","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}