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Ukraine wants a National Pantheon to honor its heroes. Now it has to decide who belongs there
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The Kyiv Independent
A man and a woman look toward the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra after a thunderstorm in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 29, 2026.
(Andrew Kravchenko / Global Images Ukraine / Getty Images)Ukraine is moving to establish a National Pantheon to honor generations of people who defended, built, and shaped the nation.
Until the president signs it into law, Ukraine's National Pantheon remains largely a concept, with no public timeline for its completion, no chosen design, and no official list of names of those buried at the site.
Ukraine's effort to build a National Pantheon is not without precedent.
The view of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 9, 2023.