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Radio WM,7 mins
Ukraine Independence Day: Gathering in Centenary Square this evening at 5.30pm
Rakeem OmarAvailable for over a year
And today is also Ukraine Independence Day. It was on this day in 1991 that Ukraine was no longer part of the Soviet Union. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, a third of Ukraine's population has been uprooted by the war - there are now an estimated six-and-a-half-million refugees across Europe. Many of them have been re-homed here in the UK. It's 31 years since Ukraine gained independence and there will be a gathering in centenary square later to mark the occasion. We have Angelika Frankowska, one of the organisers, in the studio.
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