President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Ukraine and its people for fighting back against Russia and vowed victory on the first anniversary of the war. | AFP
Sitting at a desk, dressed in a blue sweatshirt with Ukraine’s trident emblem, Zelensky paid homage to cities that have become bywords for alleged Russian war crimes like Bucha, Irpin and Mariupol as “capitals of invincibility”.
Ukraine’s resistance has surprised Russia, which was expecting a quick victory, as well as observers all around the world. Zelensky said the first months of the war “changed the world’s perception of Ukraine. It did not fall in three days. It stopped the second army of the world!” The Ukrainian leader managed to rally Western financial and military support, which helped Kyiv push back Russian troops.
“Ukraine has inspired the world. Ukraine has united the world,” in a “furious year of invincibility,” he said.Ukraine’s defense minister Oleksiy Reznikov said his forces were making plans to push Russian troops out of the country.“A year ago, it was difficult for us to get serious weapons. Today, civilized countries see that you are the shield of Europe in the east,” Reznikov told the armed forces on Friday.
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