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Kyiv Polytechnics celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Day of Dignity and Freedom. Today, more than two hundred Kyiv Polytechnicians are fighting back the enemy at the front.

Dear Kyiv Polytechnics! I sincerely congratulate you on the Day of Dignity and Freedom!

On Monday, February 20, Ukraine marks the Day of Remembrance of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred.

Nine years ago, on February 18, the fiercest confrontations between security forces and Maidan participants started in the center of Kyiv, which they call the final stage of the Revolution of Dignity.

This holiday marks two revolutions — the Orange Revolution of 2004 and the Revolution of Dignity of 2014, and is extremely important for Ukrainians.

Vadym studied at the Faculty of Welding of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. He was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity.

Volodymyr studied at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute during 1988-1994.

He took an active part in the Revolution of Dignity and Automaidan. He was among the first volunteers of the "Autobots" who resisted separatists in Mariupol. He fought in the Azov Battalion for about two months.

Serhiy lived in Kyiv in recent years. He worked at the GlobalLogic company and at the same time studied at the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

Every year, when nature freezes in the autumn chill and prepares for a long sleep, our anxious hearts are filled with painful memories of the horrible November of 2004 and 2013. At that time, our answer was a resounding "no" to untruth, injustice, humiliation, and lawlessness.

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has presented the publication “Kyiv Polytechnics in the Struggle for Freedom and Independence of Ukraine”.

The book is a story about an active participation of students and staff of the University in the events significant for Ukraine: