- - Photos of Ukraine’s 34-year journey from independence to invasion

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1 / 16Russia Ukraine War IndependenceFILE - People wave Ukrainian national flags as they gather outside the parliament building during a pro-independence rally, in Kyiv, Sept. 4, 1991. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)

From student protests in 1990 to the surrender of its nuclear arsenal, Ukraine marks 34 years of independence as war with Russia continues.

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