A day after elite Russian forces stormed and took control of the last major Ukrainian military bases in Crimea, Ukrainians held a unity rally in the heart of Kyiv.
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![Priests from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church offer prayers to kick off a national unity rally. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/c73359a7-5f45-426f-a2f5-5b5acef603ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Priests from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church offer prayers to kick off a national unity rally. (Steve Herman/VOA)
![A paramilitary officer shows off the large tent in which he has been living for the past four months in Kyiv's central square. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/b55137fb-cb89-4965-8b6e-f6adc84eeb44_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A paramilitary officer shows off the large tent in which he has been living for the past four months in Kyiv's central square. (Steve Herman/VOA)
![Two men sit atop an armored personnel carrier in downtown Kyiv. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a195765-db49-4e87-bf7a-9baf1362f1b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two men sit atop an armored personnel carrier in downtown Kyiv. (Steve Herman/VOA)
![A man wearing a Ukranian flag listens to speakers at a unity rally in Maidan, central Kyiv. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/cb74db26-84f7-47aa-b810-ed1da19c2955_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wearing a Ukranian flag listens to speakers at a unity rally in Maidan, central Kyiv. (Steve Herman/VOA)