100 days following the Russian attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to believe in victory. There are three words his country is fighting for: peace, victory, Ukraine, Zelenskyy said yesterday in his evening video address. The picture was taken in the open air in front of his office in Kyiv.
“Exactly 100 days ago we woke up to a new reality,” said the head of state. He described the experience of war using new words that Ukrainians should have learned. These included terrible words like rocket hits, ruins, deportation. Place names have been added, such as Hostomel, Bucha and Mariupol, the names of Russian, Ukrainian and foreign weapon systems. But there are also positive words: reconstruction, return, liberation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighboring country on February 24. At that time, the Russian army had the reputation of being the second strongest in the world, said Zelenskyj. “What’s left of her?” he asked: “War crimes, shame and hatred.” But Ukraine existed, it exists and will exist.
