🇺🇦 An Unforgettable Evening Celebrating The Spirit of Ukraine! 🇺🇦

On Saturday August 23rd more than 630 guests filled the NIDA Parade Theatre for an unforgettable evening honouring Ukraine’s resilience, identity, and vibrant culture.

It was an inspirational evening that exhilarated, amazed, inspired, moved and enraptured all who attended. Our songs, music, dance, literature and national dress have endured for centuries. Ukrainian culture brings us together, makes us proud and gives us the strength to resist russia’s invasion. 💙💛

An unexpected event on the night was the awarding of Certificates and Medals from Lt-Colonel Andrii Berezovsky on behalf of Оперативне командування “Південь”/Operational Command “South” to Kateryna Argyrou, Andrew Mencinsky, Nadia Mencinsky, Jarema Polotajko, Bohdan Wolodymyriw and Anton Vitaly for services in support of Ukraine. 💙💛

The UCNSW would like to thank the following:

💛 Our sponsors Dooleys, Dnister Ukrainian Credit Cooperative, Karpaty Foundation, Australian Mutual Bank, Ukrainian Association of Cabramatta Fairfield, CYM Sydney and Plast NSW
💙 Our visiting Ukrainian heroes Lt-Colonel Andrii Berezovsky and Colonel Mykola Fedkalov
💛 The unparalleled Julia Sanina of THE HARDKISS, supported by The Bluesberries
💙 The generosity of John McMurtrie
💛 His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia
💙 The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Home Affairs, the Arts, Cyber Security, Immigration and Citizenship
💛 The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Assistant Minister for Immigration, Foreign Affairs and Trade
💙 The Hon Stephen Kamper, NSW Minister for Multiculturalism
💛 Ms Kateryna Argyrou, Chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations
💙 Mr Andrew Mencinsky, President of the Ukrainian Council of NSW
💛 Zahrava Ukrainian Youth Association Dance Ensemble
💙 Veselka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
💛 Singer Mar’yana Sywak
💙 Illya Kyrychenko, Kateryna Kyrychenko and Roman Marchyshak
💛 Larysa Bohdanova, Tetiana Zinyevych, Alla Kovalenko, Nika Kovalenko and the Traditional Costume Showcase models
💙 Leshia Bubniuk
💛 Ksenia Lozbina and Yana Kosenko
💙 Our auction winners who raised $14,000 for Defend Ukraine Appeal
💙 The Linza Agency from Ukraine for their video production work
💛 NIDA Team
💙 Photographer Marianna Sahradian

A special recognition goes to the Organising Committee, whose dedication and hard work brought this event to life:
💙 Anastasiia Marchyshak
💛 Andrew Mencinsky
💙 Anton Vitaly
💛 Bohdan Wolodymyriw
💙 Kateryna Argyrou
💛 Lidiia Svarychevska
💙 Linda Melnychuk-Gough
💛 Marta Artemenko
💙 Olesia Gordiienko
💛 Olya Booyar
💙 Olya Olkhovyk

The video of the concertis available here, and see here for a selection of photos taken by our photographer Marianna Sahradian. До перемоги!

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