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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Ukraine celebrates her 33rd Independence Day today because of the Granite Revolution, an overlooked 1990 protest.

Protestors like Viktor demanded reforms, sparking a thought: that just maybe, Ukrainians could be free.

Viktor Rog hadn’t eaten for a week when he lost consciousness.

“I was walking, then everything went black.

My friend caught me before I hit the ground,” Viktor remembered.