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Ukraine celebrates Independence Day, with a new level of meaning as it fights back against Russia

  • Written by Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
imageRussian tanks and military systems are exhibited in Kyiv on Aug. 22, 2022. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

I stood on Kyiv’s main boulevard, Khreshchatyk, one year ago, on Aug. 24, 2021, celebrating along with thousands of Ukrainians who were watching the Independence Day parade.

The parade featured newly obtained weapons such as...

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