BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. The Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku has been illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Yuriy Husyev shared the information on his social media account.

“Baku tonight is special! Thank you, Azerbaijan!” the post said.

August 24 marks Ukraine’s Independence Day, the country’s main national holiday. It commemorates the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine on August 24, 1991. The decision was subsequently confirmed by a nationwide referendum on December 1 of the same year.