In the interview to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko emphasized that Ukraine defends not only its independence and territorial integrity, but also the values of democracy and freedom throughout Europe.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Poroshenko in the interview to La Repubblica: In Donbas, we defend not only our sovereignty, but also democracy in Europe
Symbolic crosses with portraits of soldiers, who were lost near the village of Ilovaysk in eastern Ukraine in 2014, are set up in front of Russian embassy in Kyiv, on Aug. 29.