Date uploaded: 2022-02-28 00:27:51

As Ukraine tries to repel an invasion from Russia, the country's defiant national anthem is being sung around the world in protest of the Kremlin-lead aggression. The anthem originates from a 19th century Ukrainian poem titled "Ukraine Is Not Dead Yet," which was set to music, according to the National Anthems Info website. But singing and performance of the song was banned when Ukraine became part of the Soviet Union in 1922. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the song regained anthemic status and in 2003, the country's parliamentary body, which had adopted the music as an anthem in 1992, approved lyrics. Those were changed slightly in the first stanza to say, "Ukraine's freedom has not yet perished, nor has her glory," instead of "Ukraine hasn't yet died, nor has her glory or freedom," NationalAnthems.info says. It's now been performed in Ukraine and around the world as a sign of support for Ukraine and as an anti-Russian protest. Click the link in bio for the latest updates on Ukraine. 📷 Ahn Young-joon, AP; Annie Barker, Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY NETWORK