King Carlos III highlighted the courage and resilience of Ukrainians a year after the Russian invasion

He King Charles III underlined this Friday the “truly remarkable courage and resilienceof Ukrainians, during the celebration of the first anniversary of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, the British monarch recalled that “one year has passed since the Ukrainians suffering unimaginably from a large-scale attack against his nation.”

He pointed out that “showed truly remarkable courage and resilience in the face of such a human tragedy.

At the same time, he added:the world watched in horror all the unnecessary suffering inflicted on UkrainiansI had the great pleasure of meeting many of them in the UK and around the world, from Romania to Canada.

Carlos III recalls in the press release his meeting at the beginning of the month with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenskyat Buckingham Palace to “express” his “personal support” for the Ukrainians.

“It is encouraging that the UK, together with its allies, is doing all it can to help in the most difficult times. For this reason, I can only trust that the outpouring of solidarity from around the world will bring not only practical help, but also the strength to know that together we are united”, concludes the British sovereign in his message.

There illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a year this Friday in which the former Soviet republic put up fierce resistance to Russian troops and, with Western backing, inflicted unexpected setbacks on Vladimir Putin’s forces.

The Russians entered Ukraine on February 24, 2022starting on worst conflict on European soil since the end of World War II.

Twelve months later, many Ukrainian cities are in ruins, part of the country lives under Russian occupation and the death toll and wounded on each side exceeds 150,000according to Western estimates.

During this Friday, ceremonies will take place in cities symbolic of the suffering of war, such as loofahon the outskirts of Kyivtheater of a massacre of civilians attributed to Russian forces.

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