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Watch: Thousands march in Kyiv to mark Ukraine Independence Day

People carry a huge 33 meter-long Ukrainian national flag as they mark the State Flag Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020.
People carry a huge 33 meter-long Ukrainian national flag as they mark the State Flag Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. -  Copyright  Efrem Lukatsky/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
Copyright Efrem Lukatsky/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
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The annual event marks the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1991.

Thousands marched in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday to mark Ukraine Independence Day. 

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The rally is held on August 24, the day in 1991 that the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union.

Watch the proceedings in the player above.

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