Thousands of people gathered at Maidan of Ukrainian capital city Kyiv on Sunday evening.

They had assembled to mark the 40th day of the “Heavenly Hundred,” that is, the people who were killed during the EuroMaidan events that occurred during the fall and winter of 2013-2014.    

Representatives of the Armenian community of Ukraine and the Kyiv residents also lit candles in memory of Serhiy Nigoyan. 

Armenia’s Ambassador to Ukraine Andranik Manukyan, who attended the remembrance event, noted that “The Armenian community is ready to stand with the people of Ukraine until the end, [and] for Ukraine’s freedom,” Aspekty.net reported.

On January 22, Ukrainian-Armenian demonstrator Serhiy Nigoyan had died of gunshot wounds in Downtown Kyiv. One month later, another Armenian, Georgiy Harutyunyan, likewise had died during the riots in the Ukrainian capital city.