Zelensky addressed the Ukrainians on the 16th day of Russia’s attacks. Emphasizing that they have been fighting for their freedom for 16 days, Zelenskiy said that “this time is 4 times longer than the enemy planned for the invasion”.
“WE ARE GOING TOWARDS OUR VICTORY”
Zelenskiy underlined that the Russians thought that their armies, which are thought to be one of the strongest armies in the world, would defeat the Ukrainians, and that they hoped that the Russian army would be greeted with flowers on the streets of Ukraine, “It is not possible to say when we will liberate our lands from occupation. But I can say that we will. Because we are striving for this, because it is already a strategic turning point. We have reached the point. We are moving towards our goal, our victory.” he said.
“IT’S NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED”
Expressing that they expect new sanctions against Russia from their Western partners, Zelenskiy said, “Russia must pay the price of this terrible war. It must pay the price every day. Yesterday, EU leaders held a very important meeting. We know what leader said at that meeting. Who spoke clearly, who supported us, We know who is silent. How do we evaluate the decision taken? It is very simple. We need stronger steps. This is not what we expect.” used the phrases.
“THEY ARE BRINGING THROATS FROM SYRIA”
Zelenskiy noted the following about the “warriors” that Russia plans to bring from the Middle East to fight against Ukraine:
“We are fighting an enemy who does not care about the deaths of thousands of his soldiers. The enemy, who recruited soldiers from all over Russia to throw him into the hell of war, has now come up with the idea of bringing Syrian mercenaries against the Ukrainian people. They are bringing bandits from Syria.
“THEY COME ONLY TO KILL”
You saw how the Russian soldiers treated our Russian-speaking people. They behaved with missiles, bombs, cannons. Now, Syrian mercenaries, who do not distinguish who speaks which language, which church they attend, which party they support, come to a foreign country only to kill.”
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