In the process of rehearsal of the parade, which was held on Thursday in Kiev, explosions were heard, seriously scared the residents of the Ukrainian capital, hosting them at the beginning of hostilities in the g ...
Residents of Kiev (especially immigrants from Donbass), scared of cannon volleys, panicked and started to call each other with questions, not whether the shelling of the city.
"Series sounds like a blast. Kyiv, center - anybody?" writes one of Twiter users." in the area of Demetrius clearly volleys were heard, " commented another user." CSOs, focusing on Twitter, explosions heard in Kiev. From the left edge to the edge of the right Bank. Who knows, after all, is it?" writes Viktoriià M." No panic! Yesterday's explosions in Kiev - this is a rehearsal of the parade! Watched the video - nice bahal!" - quoted by RIA "Novosti" letter to another resident of Kiev in the social network. In the process of rehearsal parade for Independence Day on Khreschatyk passed down volunteers and soldiers of the military power. Workout like say Ukrainian media that continues six hours a Day. On the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kiev also scheduled competitions choirs and exposition of the best works of the festival " motanka Doll ". On the Maidan and Khreschatyk will be a parade of Independence. Creative collectives of artistic schools will perform at a gala concert on the main street of the capital, and then on Khreshchatyk will begin with a gala concert. At St. Sophia, St. Michael, contracts, Trinity, Railway stations and near the arch of Friendship of peoples will be mobs with participation of Ukrainian artists on the occasion of the Day of gonflage and the collection of signatures on the flags to send them into a combat zone. August 23 at St. Sophia square will take place the solemn ceremony of raising the flag of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko. In addition, within the Park of Eternal Glory will be a ceremony of burial of the remains of the soldier, who was killed in the Donbass, and the reburial of the remains of the soldier of WWII. But on 24 August, the Ukrainian leader will not be present at a gala Banquet in honor of Independence Day ? he is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Berlin, to whom Poroshenko is obliged to report on the performance of the Kiev, the Minsk agreements.

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