Saturday at the California State Capitol hundreds of people gathered to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day. It marks the third year in a row the country has recognized the holiday under the shadow of war following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The US Embassy has warned of possible Russian strikes on Ukrainian targets before Ukraine's Independence Day. Source: the US Embassy in Ukraine, citing information from the US State Department, as reported by European Pravda Details: The United States said it has information that Russia is stepping up its efforts to launch both night- and daytime attacks with drones and missiles across Ukraine.

TULSA, Okla — Hundreds of community members gathered at Tulsa's Circle Cinema to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day. This is the third year in which Ukraine and Russia have participated in a prisoner-of-war exchange on the country's independence day. This year, the countries exchanged over 100 POWs.