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Video. Ukrainian midsummer celebrations are a powerful cultural weapon

Updated: 24/06/2024 - 19:02 GMT+2

Against a backdrop of regular blackouts and a nightly curfew, Ukrainians marked their third midsummer of the war – full of folk dancing, fire jumping and flowers.

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