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Thousands of people have already contributed 575,000 euros ($610,000) since Monday, when the "Peace for Ukraine" group launched the initiative, organisers of a Slovak crowdfunding campaign say.
His appeal to Western partners to provide at least seven more air defense systems came after Russia launched a wave of fatal drone and missile attacks across the country on April 19.
The announcement was made by the head of occupied Crimea, who said the parade would be replaced by different “festive events” to “honor the memory of those who died.”
Dnipro septuagenarian adopted Ukrainian after Russia’s full-scale invasion, saying she “saw how powerful and strong our country is, I felt like a Ukrainian. I felt like a part of this great country.”