Ukraine paid tribute to the dead on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of the country. It began on February 24, 2022. Until the war ends, this date is unofficially marked by fire as the new Day of the Dead.
Throughout the country, they spread in the form of flowers, prayers, songs and tears.
Amid uncertainty over knowing the true death toll, both in Ukraine and Russia, Western intelligence sources estimate the dead to be around 25,000 or 30,000 on the Ukrainian side and around 100 000 on the Russian side.
“Great nation of Ukraine, a year ago on this day at this very place around 7 a.m. I gave you a short statement which lasted only 67 seconds,” said today President Zelensky. world politics by leading the resistance of his country, and he received, coinciding with the anniversary in kyiv, the Prime Minister of Poland for military cooperation.
“We will overcome all threats, bombs, missiles, drones, blackouts, cold. We are stronger than all of that. It was a difficult year, a year of compassion, a year of courage, a year of pain, of hope, of perseverance, of unity… the main thing is that we survived, we were not defeated . And we will do everything we can to win this year,” said Zelenski.
The Ukrainian president said he would like to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in order to attract countries geopolitically distant from Ukraine.