Russia began the anniversary of Nazi Germany's attack on the USSR with new murders of Ukrainians - Zelenskyy
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Zelenskyy stated that Russia started June 22 with attacks on Ukrainian cities, killing a child, a grandmother, and a man in Sumy region. The President emphasized that the war is a consequence of Putin's imperial ambitions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia met June 22 – the date of the start of the German-Soviet war – with new strikes on peaceful Ukrainians, rather than honoring the memory of the victims of World War II. The head of state wrote about this on social media, reports UNN.
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According to Zelenskyy, for Ukraine, June 22 has always been a reminder of the importance of peace and the need to honor the millions of innocent victims of World War II.
There would be no world wars if the leaders of that time were guided by the value of human life, rather than by their imperial delusions
At the same time, he noted that this year Russia began the day not with honoring the memory of the fallen or with signals regarding the end of the war, but with new attacks on Ukrainian cities and villages.
Today, Russia began this day not at all with honoring the memory of those who fell in World War II and not with signals that would allow bringing the end of this current war closer, but with new unjustified killings
The President cited examples of the consequences of the latest Russian attacks. In particular, in the Sumy region, a child, a grandmother, and a man were killed as a result of a Russian drone strike, and three other family members were injured. There are also victims and injured in the Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions.
The head of state emphasized that the current war is a consequence of the Kremlin's imperial ambitions.
This Russian war has no just cause. Putin was guided by exactly the same thing as previous aggressors. He likewise despises life. He likewise raves about some inadequate and unnecessary "empire" of his
The President also called on international partners to increase pressure on Russia to force it to end the war through diplomatic means.
Pressure on Putin is needed, pressure on Russia, so that all this ends with a dignified peace and real, guaranteed protection for people's lives. Ukraine has provided all proposals for diplomacy. Through our joint pressure on the aggressor, we need to bring Russia to a point where there will be no other options besides diplomacy and ending the war
Reminder
On June 22, Ukraine honors the memory of the victims of the war due to the start of the German-Soviet phase of World War II in 1941.