Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his message published as part of the Victory Day, reminded the words of the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda, “There is nothing more dangerous than an insidious enemy, but there is nothing more poisonous than a false friend”, and said, “On February 24, a false friend is in Ukraine. We realized this fact when we declared war on . This is not a war of two armies, it is a war of two worldviews. A war waged by barbarians who bombed the Skovoroda Museum and believed their missiles could destroy our philosophy. This bothers them. It scares them. The essence of it is that we are free people with their own way. “We are fighting on this road today and we will not give anyone a piece of our land,” he said.
“WE WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT OUR FATHERS DID”
Stating that the Victory Day against Nazism is celebrated today, Zelenskiy commemorated the Ukrainians who fought against Nazism and said, “We will never forget what our ancestors did in the Second World War, in which more than 8 million Ukrainians died. One in five Ukrainians did not return home. In total, the war claimed at least 50 million lives. We don’t say ‘we can repeat’ because only a madman might want to repeat the 2194 day war. Today he is a madman repeating the terrible crimes of the Hitler regime, following the Nazi philosophy, copying everything they did.”
“ON VICTORY DAY, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR A NEW VICTORY”
Stating that millions of Ukrainians fought against Nazism in the past and went through a long and difficult journey, Zelenskiy said, “We will not give anyone a single piece of our history. We are proud of our ancestors who, along with other nations in the anti-Hitler coalition, defeated Nazism, and we will not allow anyone to annex this victory, nor will we allow it to take possession of it. We are fighting for a new victory on Victory Day against Nazism. We went through different wars, but they all ended the same. Bullets and bombs have been planted in our land, but no enemy has taken root here. Enemy chariots and tanks passed through our fields but did not bear fruit. Enemy arrows and missiles have flown through our skies, but no one will cast a shadow over our blue sky. There are no shackles to bind our free spirit. There is no invader who can take root in our free land. There is no invader who can rule over our free people. “Sooner or later we will win,” he said.
UAV