Ukrainian Independence Day takes on a greater meaning this year, as Russian troops occupy its eastern provinces and the invaders" shells rain down on its citizens. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began with Russia"s annexation of Crimea in 2014. NATO and Europe have rallied to Ukraine"s cause, and a war that many expected to last weeks has stretched into months, with the Western-backed Ukrainian forces thwarting Putin"s ambitions and not showing any signs of relenting.
Ukrainian Independence Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
-
National Blueberry Day
-
Mid-Autumn Festival
-
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
-
’Chess on ice’
-
Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
-
Our Lady of the Rocks
-
Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
-
World Rainforest Day
-
With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
-
Cinco de Mayo
-
Independence Day
-
La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
-
An island for the birds
-
Happy Fathers Day!
-
European hedgehog in Sussex, England
-
Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
-
Noctilucent clouds
-
Let s face it: It s World Emoji Day
-
Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
-
Happy Boxing Day!
-
A castle fit for a count
-
Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
-
Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
-
Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
-
Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
-
Old Rock Day
-
Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
-
A house of grand scale(s)
-
National Gardening Week
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

