It's the anniversary of Ukraine’s 30th Independence Day, and the Kyiv Post's print issue is dedicated to the holiday.

We’ve selected a few of the topics that are featured in the Independence Day issue and sat down with our journalists. Starting with Ukraine’s three major uprisings with Anastasia Lapatina, dominant figures that have shaped Ukraine in the past 30 years with Alexander Query and Max Hunder, debunking common misconceptions about modern Ukraine with Asami Terajima, and how technology improves Ukraine’s image with Daryna Antoniuk.

Full transcript available at kyivpost.com