Zelensky urges Ukrainians to stay vigilant ahead of Independence Day
President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Ukrainians to remain vigilant as the country prepares to celebrate Independence Day.
A handout picture made available by Mykolaiv Region Prosecutor’s Office shows a residential building damaged in shelling at the city of Voznesensk of Mykolaiv area, Ukraine, 20 August 2022, amid the Russian invasion. At least twelve people including three children were injured according to the Prosecutor’s Office. Photo: EPA/Mykolaiv Region Prosecutor’s Office
In his nightly address, Zelensky said that „this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious.”
Wednesday’s Independence Day marks 31 years of independence from Soviet rule, but also six months since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Ukrainians must not allow Moscow to „spread despondency and fear” ahead of the August 24 events, Zelensky said on Saturday.
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Source: Reuters
