Zelensky: Ukraine united the world
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed that they did not raise the white flag in the war that Russia started against Ukraine, saying: “Today we have stood for exactly one year and we still know that we have to fight for every tomorrow.”
Zelensky addressed the public with a video message on the first anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Recalling that he addressed the public around 07:00 exactly one year ago, Zelenskiy recalled that in his speech, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine and that Ukraine was ready for anything and would defeat everyone.
Zelensky said: “This is how February 24, 2022 began. The longest day of our lives. The hardest day in our history. “We woke up early and haven’t slept since,” he said. Noting that they did not raise the white flag and began to protect the flag of Ukraine, Zelenskiy said: “We were not afraid, we were not offended, we did not surrender. Our faith and spirit are strengthened. We survived the first day of full-scale war. “We didn’t know what would happen tomorrow, but we knew we had to fight every morning,” he said.
Noting that Ukraine surprised the world, Zelenskiy said: “Ukraine has been an inspiration to the world. Ukraine united the world. Thousands of words can be said as proof, but a few will suffice. HIMARS, Patriot, Abrams, IRIS-T, Challenger, NASAMS, Leopard”.
‘461 CHILDREN DIE’
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitro Lubinets said that 461 children have lost their lives so far due to Russia’s war against Ukraine. On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Lubinets noted that it is currently difficult to determine the exact number of Ukrainians who have gone abroad since Russia launched a full-scale war.
Stating that, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are more than 8 million Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of February 20, Lubinets said that around 5 million of them are registered with various national refugee programs. protection of European countries.
Lubinets said: “If we take into account the UNHCR information on the number of border crossings in Ukraine, it can be stated that more than 15 million people left Ukraine on February 24, 2022.” (AA)