Ukraine girds for heavy attacks as it marks Independence Day

Wearing a Ukrainian flag a youth lies on a bench, on the country's Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Wednesday's holiday commemorates Ukraine's 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the public to be vigilant for fear that Russia may mark the holiday, the six-month point in the war, by intensifying its attacks. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)