Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy connected to the Luxembourg parliament via video conference and said that 20 percent of his country is under the control of Russian invaders.
Stating that the Russian army has entered 3,620 settlements since the attack on Ukraine on February 24, Zelenskiy stated that 1017 of them were rescued.
“As of today, 20 percent of our land is under the control of the invaders. This corresponds to approximately 125 thousand square kilometers,” Zelenskiy said. said.
MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF THE COUNTRY
Noting that 300 thousand square kilometers of Ukraine is full of mines and unexploded bombs, Zelenskiy said that 12 million Ukrainians were internally displaced, and more than 5 million people, mostly women and children, went abroad.
Zelenskiy stated that if Russia prevails in this war, dark times will begin for everyone in Europe and said, “If we win this war, Europeans will be able to continue to live their freedom.” said.
Expressing that “tens of thousands of people” have lost their lives in the 99 days since the beginning of the war, Zelenskiy noted that they wanted the support of the whole world to end the war. (AA)