A monument to the heroic city and the memory of the Ukrainians who died during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has appeared in Kharkiv downtown.
It was installed on the Lopan embankment next to the highest flagpole in Ukraine with the national flag.
It is a vertical gray concrete block measuring approximately 2 by 5 meters with a hole in the middle. Behind the protective glass is a multimedia screen with a trident on top. The inscription “Kharkiv is a hero city” is engraved on the protective screen.
The monitor displays portraits of fallen Ukrainian Defense Forces soldiers and civilians, battle footage, and scenes filmed during the full-scale invasion.
On March 6, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored Kharkiv with the title of Hero City.
“And our Heroes. Our hero cities. I honoured them with a special title, as it was once before when we defeated another invasion, but a very similar invasion, another invasion, but no less brutal. Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol, Kherson, Hostomel, and Volnovakha will become hero cities. Glory to Ukraine,” the President said back in 2022.
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Kharkiv transferred $22.5 million to Ukrainian army needs from the beginning of the war. Large cities of Ukraine spent 7% of their budgets, or UAH 10 billion / $273 million, on the Armed Forces during the year and a half of full-scale war.
Ukraine spends 100% of taxes collected on armed forces. The state allocates all taxes from citizens and businesses to meet the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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