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WATCH: Russian-backed separatists celebrated Defenders of the Fatherland Day in Donetsk on February 23. The Soviet-era holiday was introduced to mark the creation of the Red Army shortly after the Russian Revolution. (Video by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)

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Ukraine Separatists Mark Soviet-Era Holiday

by RFE/RL

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