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Ukrainian women help hold a giant national flag before marching down Liberdade Avenue in Lisbon in a demonstration to mark Ukraine's Independence Day, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Ukrainian women help hold a giant national flag before marching down Liberdade Avenue in Lisbon in a demonstration to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo / Armando Franca)

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 3:04 PM PDT, August 24, 2025

Ukraine marked Independence Day, commemorating its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Ukraine as he marked the country’s Independence Day with a special appeal during his weekly noon blessing.

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People visit the memorial wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
People visit the memorial wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press via AP)
A Ukrainian soldier cries after returning from captivity following a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)
A Ukrainian soldier cries after returning from captivity following a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)
A girl stands in front of a Romanian flag during a a gathering of people to mark Ukraine's Independence Day at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
A girl stands in front of a Romanian flag during a a gathering of people to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo / Yorgos Karahalis)

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