Ukraine has replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation's most recognizable landmarks with the country's coat of arms. Skip to content.

In 2009, changes were made to this decree, and an annual official flag-raising ceremony was established on August 23 throughout Ukraine. For the first time, the blue-yellow flag is mentioned in the ...

But now, instead of the hammer-and-sickle emblem, the shield features the Ukrainian tryzub, the trident that was adopted as the coat of arms of independent Ukraine on Feb. 19, 1992.

On July 24, 1990, the hitherto banned blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine was raised at Kyiv City Hall, making its first official appearance thirteen months before Ukraine gained its ... Volyn, Ternopil, ...

An Iranian citizen who appeared in public wearing a T-shirt with the coat of arms and flag of Ukraine was detained and fined in Moscow. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti; BBC ...

In 2009, amendments were adopted to the decree, and an annual official flag-raising ceremony was established on August 23 throughout Ukraine. For the first time, the blue-yellow flag is mentioned in ...

KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukraine has replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks with the country’s coat of arms.

On Sunday, that emblem was replaced with the Ukrainian tryzub, the three-pronged trident officially adopted as the coat of arms for independent Ukraine on February 19, 1992. Advertisement ...

The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — has lost its hammer-and-sickle as officials replaced the Soviet-era emblem with the country’s ...