Independence Day (Estonia) in Tallinn. On 23 June 1919 in the Estonian War of Independence, troops during the Battle of Võnnu defeated a German division. This event is celebrated in Estonia as the Day of Victory. On 2 February 1920, Estonia and Soviet Russia signed the Tartu Peace Treaty which made Estonia a de jure independent state. On 16 November 1988, the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR adopted the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration, which asserted Estonia's sovereignty and the supremacy of the Estonian laws over the laws of the Soviet Union. On 30 March 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR adopted
Kiev Independence Day Parade Kiev Independence Day Parade The Kiev Independence Day Parade is the main event of the Independence Day of Ukraine, which is celebrated annually in Kiev on August 24. The first parade in honor of Independence Day was held on Khreschatyk Street in 1994. In 1998, the parade included military vehicles for the first time since 1990. In 2014, the parade held its first Independence March, minus the mobile column. The parade commander was the head of the Kiev Military District and inspecting the parade was the Defense Minister Vitaly Radetsky. On its 10th anniversary of independence of 2001, Kiev held