![Residents of Ivankiv, 50 miles northwest of Kyiv, celebrate ouster of Moscow’s occupation troops April 1. Fierce resistance by Ukrainian people forced Russian retreat. Despite brutal repression by Vladimir Putin regime, working people in Russia find ways to protest Ukraine war.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Ivankiv_Ukraine_750_8615.jpg)
Defend independence of Ukraine! For defeat of Moscow’s invasion!
After over a month of stubborn resistance by Ukrainian forces and volunteers against Moscow’s invasion, two-thirds of Russian ground forces have withdrawn from around the capital, Kyiv, and from Chernobyl, Chernihiv, Sumy and numerous other smaller towns. Russian President Vladimir…