A soldier shares a tender moment with his girlfriend while other soldiers rest during a rehearsal of a military parade a few days before the Independence Day in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, August 22, 2016. Ukraine to mark the 25th anniversary of the Independence Day on August 24. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





Ukrainian servicemen take part in a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen take part in a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen drive tanks during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen march during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen stand in formation during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A Ukrainian serviceman salutes as he takes part in a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen drive an infantry fighting vehicle during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen sit atop tanks and infantry fighting vehicles before a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A woman crosses a street in front of Ukrainian servicemen during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen stand in a line during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Ukrainian servicemen take part in a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)