Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commemorated the 77th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from the Nazi invaders.
On the 77th anniversary of the expulsion of Nazi invaders from Ukraine, Zelensky took part in a commemoration of the soldiers who gave their lives for the liberation of their native land during World War II. This is reported by the press service of the Office of the President.
The head of state laid flowers at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Park of Eternal Glory in Kiev. Soldiers of the guard of honor placed a wreath at the Eternal Flame.
"The years of the Nazi occupation of Ukraine were a terrible, black period in our history. Its consequences were more than 700 destroyed cities and towns, about 30,000 Ukrainian villages. Hundreds of villages were burned together with their inhabitants. Thousands of destroyed hospitals and schools. Holocaust. Babi Yar in Kiev, Yanovsky concentration camp in Lvov, Drobitsky Yar in Kharkov, Bogdanovka in Mykolayivschina... Millions of victims. Millions of forced laborers. Millions of crippled destinies. And these are millions of reasons why we, Ukrainians, will always remember the soldiers who died in that terrible war and why we bow our heads to our compatriots, who by their heroism made an invaluable contribution to peace, became an example for the new generation of Ukrainian defenders and defenders who defend Ukraine in the east," said the President.
"77 years ago the Nazi invaders were expelled from the Ukrainian land. Eternal memory to all who gave their lives for her! Eternal glory to all defenders!" - Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel.
The memorial ceremony was also attended by: Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrey Yermak, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk.
