Zelenskyy on D-Day anniversary: the peoples' aspiration for freedom and hope for peace prevailed in May 1945; we are striving for this to happen now as well
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President Zelenskyy, on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, declared the inevitable victory of freedom. He emphasized the importance of unity against the aggressor.
On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the peoples' desire for freedom and the hope for peace prevailed in May 1945. Ukraine is striving for this to happen now as well, the President wrote on Telegram, UNN reports.
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"Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy, which significantly accelerated the countdown to the collapse of the Nazis in World War II. This is one of the most important moments in human history of unity among the defenders of life, and less than a year remained before the peoples' desire for freedom and the hope for peace prevailed in May 1945. It happened then. We are striving for it to happen now as well," Zelenskyy noted.
He added that "although another cynical order was issued yesterday in St. Petersburg to the army that is trying to destroy our freedom and continue killing, history has seen similar things before."
"The Nazis also hoped for something after D-Day. But freedom wins anyway. And even in the darkest circumstances, people find the opportunity to unite to protect life. I thank everyone who is now helping to preserve the values that triumphed in World War II. I thank every man and woman who stands in defense of life. Glory to Ukraine," Zelenskyy added.
Addendum
On June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy. D-Day marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi rule (Operation Overlord). But it also symbolized inhuman bloodshed, with tens of thousands killed and wounded. The Allied forces at that time consisted mainly of Americans, British, Canadians, Poles, and French. About 3,100 landing craft with more than 150,000 soldiers made their way to northern France.
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