Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday congratulated the citizens of Ukraine of the next anniversary of the country's liberation from Nazi invaders.
“Now we mark the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from Nazi, we honor the memory of those who fell [in the war], we bow to the liberating warriors, to everyone who made their contribution to the victory in WW II. We are proud of the heroism, spiritual strength and courage of our veterans, who liberated their native land and many European countries from occupants in those years and then built the destroyed cities and villages anew in extremely difficult conditions, revived the economic potential, and protected our peaceful future,” Poroshenko said in his address to the people of Ukraine issued on Oct. 28.
The president of Ukraine said he is confident that the future of mankind was decided on Ukrainian land in the years of the war and he called “the Ukrainians’ contribution to the common victory of the peoples of Europe over Nazism invaluable.”
“Unfortunately, in the 21st century, seven decades after the end of one of the largest military conflicts in the history of mankind, the Ukrainians are defending with weapons in their hands the sovereignty and territorial integrity of not only their country, but also the calm of the peoples of the entire Europe due to the aggression by Russia and the terrorist units controlled by it,” Poroshenko said, expressing confidence in the victory of “the modern defenders of Ukraine.”
