Halya Coynash: ‘When we return’ – poignant affirmation on Crimean Tatar Flag Day
The largest Crimean Tatar Flag in the world was unfurled in Kyiv on June 26, marking the 25th anniversary of a profoundly poignant anniversary for Crimean Tatars. The flag, Nariman Dzhelyal, First Deputy Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis explained, "symbolizes our pride and purity of thoughts. Our aim to live under the clear sky in our own land". Most of those present at the festivities in Kyiv and in many other cities in Ukraine have been forced into exile by Russia's invasion of their homeland.