Ukraine's national anthem begins with "Not yet dead, Ukraine's glory and freedom." These are words that underline our fight for Ukraine's freedom and democracy.

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Some facts about the terror war from Ukraine's neighbors:

• Russia and President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine with large forces on February 24, 2022. More info 
• Russian forces and traitors from Ukraine previously controlled the Crimean peninsula and parts of the Ukrainian counties of Donetsk and Luhansk.
• Since the total invasion, Russian forces have taken control of even more areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. The Russian-occupied areas now make up around 18 percent of the country.
• The fronts in the war have largely been deadlocked since autumn 2022.
• Ukraine's and President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's stated goal is to recapture all Russian-occupied territories, including the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
• Western countries support Ukraine with large amounts of weapons and military equipment.
• Russia do not state how many soldiers they lose on the battlefield. It is estimated that up to 350,000 soldiers have been killed and wounded in the war.
• The UN has registered over 10,000 civilians killed in Ukraine, but the real figure is probably much higher.
• 6.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the invasion, and another 3.7 million are internally displaced.
  

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(Sources: UN, The New York Times, NTB)

The 8th May commemoration organized by us at s2pU was both worthy and professionally good in Lyngdal.

On 8 May we mark the day of remembrance and reconciliation and victory over Nazism in the Second World War, amid a terrorist war from Russia. The world hoped - "Never again", but the tragedies are repeated. The hope and belief in victory, freedom, and peace for Ukraine will also be in focus.

Klokkergården
17.00 -Flowers and speech at the Ukrainian memorial  by Knut Straume, UN Association (photo)

Lyngdal Municipal Council Hall

18.00 - Opening song by Celine Larsen and speech by Knut Straume, United Nations Association of Norway
18.15 - When peace came to Norway in 1945 - Magne Haugland, historian and author
18.25 - Journalists are important in the fight for freedom for Ukraine - Volodymyr Buha, Ukrainian Union of Journalists. Buha tells and shows a video about the journalists' union's role in the war in Ukraine, when the war broke out Ukrainian journalists had to adjust to everyday life as war reporters.
18.45 - Ukraine in a peaceful and democratic Europe - Maryna Rabinovych, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder
19.15 - "Children from Ukraine" for 30 years - Dagfinn Kroslid
19.30 - From the Youth in Kryvyi Rih and Ukraine - Aurika Shvets
19.40 - Support to Kryvyi Rih, which has a Solidarity and Partnership Agreement with Lyngdal municipality - Per-Kaare Holdal, Support to the people of Ukraine
19.50 - Break  
20.15 - Dialogue and questions to the speakers

              - Introduction by business manager culture Jan Seland, Lyngdal municipality
21.00 - End

Opportunity to help contribute with money for truck shipping of aid to Ukraine.