Ukraine marked the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation on May 8, commemorating all the victims of the Second World War.
The state holiday of May 8 was introduced in Ukraine in 2015 in an attempt to step away from the Soviet practice of celebrating the Victory Day of May 9 which in the latest years has been exploited by Russia as a way to establish its power and spread propaganda.
Adopting the May 8 holiday, Ukrainians also adopted as its symbol the red poppy flower that has been used for many years in the West.
