Kyiv, 24/2: President Volodymyr Zelenskyyy on Friday hailed Ukraine and its people for fighting back against Russia and vowed victory on the first anniversary of the war.
“We endured. We were not defeated. And we will do everything to gain victory this year!” Zelenskyy said in a statement released on social media.
Early in the morning a year ago, Russian troops invaded Ukraine, leading to the worst conflict in Europe since World War II.
The war has devastated swathes of Ukraine, displaced millions, turned Russia into a pariah in the West and, according to Western sources, has caused more than 150,000 casualties on each side