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Aug
AMSTERDAM — The Ukrainian flag was raised on the grounds at Amsterdam City Hall on Thursday to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the nation’s independence observed for the second straight year since the country was invaded by Russia. “Especially this year it’s very meaningful since there is a war going on,” said Nataliya Salada, who moved to the United States from Ukraine in 2015. Nataliya Salada was among the roughly two dozen members of the local Ukrainian community gathered on the nation’s Independence Day for the ceremonial flag raising at City Hall. She was joined by her parents and daughters,…