The Crimean Tatars living in Kyiv gathered on Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) on June 26 to celebrate Crimean Tatar Flag Day.
The Crimean Tatar flag has the same colors as the Ukrainian flag: It is blue with a yellow tamga — a traditional Crimean Tatar symbol.
Since Russia occupied Crimea in March 2014, many Crimean Tatars left the peninsula for mainland Ukraine, settling in Kyiv, Lviv, and other big cities.
