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'Reborn' Ukraine marks independence six months after Russian invasion

Destroyed Russian military vehicles on display in Kyiv as part of the independence day celebrations on 24 August 2022. AP - Evgeniy Maloletka

Ukraine’s main cities were unusually quiet on Wednesday, Ukraine's independence day, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia could use the occasion to launch more missile attacks six months after the start of the invasion.

Authorities banned independence day celebrations over fears they could be targets.

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