KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 24, 2021 - A man gives a girl who holds a Ukrainian flag a shoulder ride along Kreshchatyk Street during the March of Defenders of Ukraine 2021 held as part of the 30th Independence Day celebration, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The procession has been held annually since 2019 on Independence Day in remembrance of the heroes who gave their lives for Ukraine's independence, as well as to honour veterans, volunteers and servicemen, captives, missing people and political prisoners of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, doctors, chaplains, volunteers, activists and all patriots. Ukrinform. /KDR/