Ukrainian public holidays are celebrated both inside the country and abroad. The 112.UA Channel contacted Ukrainian scientific expedition at the Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctica. The representatives of the expedition solemnly raised the national flag of Ukraine on Galindez Island, Antarctica.
112.ua: Ukrainian flag raised in Antarctica
A man waves the Ukrainian national flag during a rally commemorating the 200th anniversary of poet and national icon Taras Shevchenko at Independence square in central Kiev on March 9, 2014. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Sunday vowed Ukraine would not give \"an inch\" of its territory to Russia. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF
