00:00Ukraine on Sunday marked Independence Day commemorating its 1991 Declaration of Independence
00:07from the Soviet Union, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowing to fight to defend the country.
00:16In a defiant speech, Zelenskyy said each day Kyiv was pushing back against Russian forces
00:23to ensure peace in Ukraine.
00:25Today Ukraine stands out the day of independence, fighting, protecting us under bullets,
00:32but strong and, what is very important, not alone.
00:38And every day all the more, bringing this war to us, where she came to us,
00:45in the Russian sea and on the Russian land.
00:48And with every step of this war, with the pressure on Russia, with their real losses,
00:54we know that peace for Ukraine is closer.
00:59U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney were part of the dignitaries at the anniversary.
01:07At a joint briefing, Carney announced military aid to Kyiv worth two billion Canadian dollars.
01:13We're investing today two billion dollars in new military assistance for Ukraine.
01:18800 million of this will help strengthen Ukraine's arsenal for the most urgently needed defense equipment, drones, ammunition, armored vehicles.
01:28And we had a discussion today about specifying and targeting that assistance, where it will have the greatest impact, and we will do so.
01:36Meanwhile, on Sunday, another prisoner exchange took place between Ukraine and Russia, the 68th, since the war broke out.
01:46According to Zelensky, apart from military personnel, eight Ukrainian civilians also returned home, as exchanges continue on both sides.
01:56SpaceX on Sunday launched a Commercial Resupply Services CRS-33 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral in Florida, the Dragon spacecraft's 50th time.
02:21Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the air shortfall of Gravita's drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
02:30According to SpaceX officials, the Dragon spacecraft is expected to dock on Monday autonomously after an approximate 28-hour flight.
02:39The CRS-33 will then deliver around 2,268 kilograms of food, supplies, and experiments to astronauts on board the ISS.
02:49Some 50 different scientific studies critical for future human space exploration are to be conducted on the mission.
02:57The Dragon spacecraft is expected to return to Earth no earlier than December.
03:02For the first time in over a decade, snow unexpectedly coated the Polish Tatra Mountains in August.
03:16It happened as the temperature in the mountainous region dropped to negative 2.9 degrees Celsius overnight into Sunday.
03:25A father and his young son were crowned winners of the 2025 tree-hugging World Championship on Saturday.
03:43Antti and his son Matty scored 42.5 points in the Grand Finals to seal the victory, beating out competition from around the world, including the UK, Austria, Mexico, and the United States.
03:57A team from Austria clutched the runners-up position, while third place went to a team from Scotland.
04:02The annual event was held in the Levy Halipu Forest in the Finnish Arctic.
04:06The Nordic country also played host to another entertainment event in the Air Guitar World Championship competition.
04:13The finals of that event was held on Friday, where Finnish air guitarist Apo the Angus Rotio clinched the title in front of his home crowd in the central city of Ulu.
04:22Second place went to a Japanese contestant after a fiercely fought-out final.
04:27Rotio clinched the title by a razor-thin 0.1 margin in an extra air-off round after the top two competitors were tied after two rounds.
04:36It's the first time the title returns to Finland since the year 2000.
04:41Oh my gosh! Wow!
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