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Ukrainians celebrate national holiday in Poland: audio report

24.08.2023 21:30
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians living in Poland celebrated their national Independence Day on Thursday.
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An event in Warsaw to mark Ukrainian Independence Day on Thursday.
An event in Warsaw to mark Ukrainian Independence Day on Thursday.Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

The day marked 32 years since Ukraine regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and also exactly 18 months since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

Radio Poland's Marcin Matuszewski spoke with some members of Poland's Ukrainian community as they celebrated their country's national holiday away from home for a second year in a row.

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