Ukraine Independence Day
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Ukraine wants Canada’s ‘diplomatic muscle’ to boost peace plan supportUkrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba is asking Canada to encourage countries beyond Europe and its allies to support a peace plan.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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Parliament to be lit in Ukrainian colours for Independence Day as war hits 6 monthsAs some of the 1.4 million Ukrainian Canadians celebrated the country's 31 years as an independent nation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led the tributes to its "bravery."CanadaAug 24, 2022
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Russian rocket attack in central Ukraine kills 22 amid Independence Day celebrationsThe lethal attack took place in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 people in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the U.N. Security Council.WorldAug 24, 2022
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Ukraine braces for heavy Russian attacks as it observes Independence DayKyiv authorities banned large gatherings in the capital through Thursday, fearing the national holiday might bring particularly heavy Russian missile strikes.WorldAug 24, 2022
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War exhibition in Toronto to mark Ukraine’s Independence DayUkraine is celebrating its independence from Russia 31 years ago, but also marking six months of the war.CanadaAug 24, 2022
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