#Kharkiv’s heart is a vast 12-hectare sq, renamed #FreedomSquare in 1991 when Ukraine gained Independence. Built in 1919 for a #NewPoliticalEra it symbolises Ukrainian national identity & resistance to soviet ideology - protests for sovereignty rallied here. Targeted during the 1st days of the war, its destruction by #RussianMilitaryStrike is symbolic - to shatter its spirit.
In Source: Freedom Square
