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Newsday: 24/08/2022 04:06 GMT : Ukraine marks its independence from the Soviet Union

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24/08/2022 04:06 GMT : Ukraine marks its independence from the Soviet Union

Ukraine marks its independence from the Soviet Union

BBC World Service - Newsday, Ukraine marks its independence from the Soviet Union

Public mood is ‘subdued but defiant’ on thirty-first anniversary

Ukraine's day of independence falls six months to the day since Vladimir Putin launched an invasion from the north, east and south

The people of Ukraine are marking the thirty-first anniversary of their country's independence from the Soviet Union today. Security across the country is tight amid fears that Moscow could launch new attacks. The BBC correspondent in Kyiv says the public mood is subdued but defiant.

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