On August 23, Kharkiv residents celebrate the City Day. It was on this day, 1943, that Kharkiv was liberated from Nazi invaders. Every year, city residents honor the memory of those who were killed during World War II. At the celebrations on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Kharkiv at the Glory Memorial, representatives of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, led by Rector Valerii Sokurenko, representatives of public authorities, various institutions and organizations, clergy, residents of the city and region laid flowers and honored a minute of silence in memory of the dead. The brass band of the university also took part in the events. There was a theatrical performance dedicated to those years, and a funeral service.