Photos: Russia celebrates National Flag Day amid war and tensions with the West

Al Jazeera English reports that participants in St Petersburg gathered to honour Russia’s tricolour with patriotic events and ribbon handouts. The observances marked National Flag Day, an annual holiday held on August twenty second. The celebrations come amid the country’s ongoing war and heightened tensions with Western nations.

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