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.
Ukrainians Hold Unity Rally
![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)