Russia-Ukraine updates: Defiant mood as Kyiv marks independence
24 August 2022 |
5:47 pm
Ukrainians are marking 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union, exactly six months after Moscow's started a war to subdue the country once again.
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