Rada passes bill on nationwide minute of silence
The Verkhovna Rada has passed as a whole a bill that strengthens the state policy on national remembrance and introduces new mechanisms to honor citizens killed as a result of Russia’s armed aggression.
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Details
The law clarifies the mechanisms for holding nationwide memorial events and for using public alert systems. In effect, the law enshrines at the state level a daily ritual of remembrance, lawmakers noted.
The bill was supported by 260 MPs.
The bill provides for establishing a nationwide minute of silence for compatriots killed as a result of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. It will be held daily at 9:00 a.m.
Also, every year on the fourth Saturday of November at 4:00 p.m., a nationwide minute of silence and the "Light a Candle" action will be held.
Background
Since February 2025, a nationwide minute of silence has been announced daily at 09:00 a.m. in the Kyiv Metro.
Since September 2025, traffic on Khreshchatyk in Kyiv has been stopped every day at 9:00 a.m. during the nationwide minute of silence, but the restriction does not apply during an air raid alert.
Also in Bucha in the Kyiv region, traffic is blocked every day at 9:00 a.m. at the intersection of Polova and Enerhetykiv streets during the nationwide minute of silence.
