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.
ຊາວຢູເຄຣນໂຮມຊຸມນຸມ ເພື່ອເອກະພາບ

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Priests from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church offer prayers to kick off a national unity rally. (Steve Herman/VOA)

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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)

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Two men sit atop an armored personnel carrier in downtown Kyiv. (Steve Herman/VOA)

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A man wearing a Ukranian flag listens to speakers at a unity rally in Maidan, central Kyiv. (Steve Herman/VOA)