The upcoming Flag Day [23 August] and Independence Day of Ukraine [24 August] will be held free of public celebrations to avoid mass gatherings and potential casualties. Ukrainians have been urged not to ignore the air-raid warnings.
Vadym Skibitskyi, representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has stated that Russia may resort to another missile attack on Independence Day of Ukraine on 24 August, but it is Russians who must be worried on that day.