In normal years, Independence Day would be marked with parades, concerts and flag-flying. But today, many Ukrainians observed the day with tributes to the thousands who have died since Russia invaded their country in February. The World’s Daniel Ofman says six months into the war, Ukrainians vow to keep fighting.
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