Zelenskyy speaks in Kyiv on Ukrainian Statehood Day
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a speech on July 28 at Kyiv’s Mykhailivska Square, commemorating Ukrainian Statehood Day and honoring the defenders of the nation.
Zelenskyy emphasized the significance of Ukraine’s thousand-year history of statehood and stressed the importance of achieving victory in the face of potential Russian aggression.
Despite driving out Russian occupiers from Ukrainian soil, he expressed skepticism about Russia refraining from further aggression.
The president highlighted that the full-scale war unleashed by Russia has redefined national priorities, with defense taking precedence.
“Our statehood is our response to the need for security and peace for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.
“Our desire to win has determined what Ukraine will be in the future. Strong. Free. European. United internally... To defend itself, not to run away.”
Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine’s victory in the ongoing war “will define the national path for generations to come and reaffirm the core values laid down millennia ago.”
He expressed confidence that even weariness would only propel Ukrainians toward eventual victory.
“Our Ukrainian state stands unwavering,” the president declared.
“The center of our history. The European center of Orthodoxy, Christian values, human values. Here, on these Kyivan hills, on our land, values always prevail. Evil always loses. It will always be so. We will definitely prevail.”
During the event, the president presented decorations, including the Gold Star and Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, to Ukrainian soldiers, as well as the Cross for Courage. He also bestowed the honorary title “Prince Mstyslav the Brave” upon the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine celebrates Ukrainian Statehood Day on July 28 in memory of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Volodymyr and in honor of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine. Starting from next year, this holiday will be observed on July 15.
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