Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic honors fallen defenders of Ukraine
On August 29, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Defenders of Ukraine, who died in the fight for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Every day at 9:00 a.m. we honor the brave Ukrainians who gave their lives for the defense of the Motherland with a moment of silence. Today, on the occasion of Memorial Day, we remembered the names of 27 defenders, whose stories are forever preserved in the Book of Memory of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic. We remember and we are grateful for their heroism. Students laid flowers at the symbolic place of memory at the university as a sign of respect for the fallen.
Students, employees of the university and representatives of the administration visited the exhibition in the Museum of the History of Technical Progress, organized as part of the All-Ukrainian commemoration campaign «Soniah».
The 8th All-Ukrainian race «Honoring the Soldiers, running for the Heroes of Ukraine» is taking place in Ukraine and abroad – an annual initiative to honor the memory of the Defenders who gave their lives for the freedom and independence of Ukraine. The academic community of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University joined the All-Ukrainian action. During the race, we honored the memory of each particular Hero or Heroine, a close or unfamiliar person, as well as those students and graduates of the Polytechnic who gave their lives to serve the Motherland.
The day before, on August 28, the university community organized two commemorative events. We took part in the online reading of poems dedicated to the heroes who defended our country in the Russian-Ukrainian war. You can watch the video of the readings on the social networks of the university and student self-government.
At a creative master class on making a sunflower from foamiran as an element of clothing, our students created special symbols of honoring our fallen soldiers. Sunflowers can be used in everyday and solemn images to remind yourself and the world again and again about the great sacrifice of Ukrainian Heroes and Heroines.
Eternal memory of Heroes.
? The stories of fallen Heroes of the Polytechnic can be read in the Book of Memory of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic: https://zp.edu.ua/pro-universitet/knyha-pam-iati-zaporizkoi-politekhniky/
? If you know of Heroes or Heroines that are not yet in the Book, or you want to add to the existing stories, please leave information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X03BHHScxlOfNYyg-UicHTAuERNuMjE3aJ-owdC9mzw/viewform?edit_requested=true
We protect the memory, as they protected us.
