Friday marks the somber first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As morning broke on a day of commemorations and reflection, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a tone of grim defiance and used the anniversary to congratulate Ukrainians on their resilience in the face of Europe’s biggest and deadliest war since World War II. He said they had proven themselves to be invincible in what he called “a year of pain, sorrow, faith and unity.”
Ukrainians attended memorials, held vigils and other remembrances for their tens of thousands of dead — a toll growing all the time as in particular. Although Friday marked the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion, combat between Russian-backed forces and Ukrainian troops has raged in the country’s east since 2014.
Still, even as they rode Kyiv’s subway to work, bought coffee and got busy, Ukrainians were unavoidably haunted by thoughts of loss. He followed that up with his video address in which he pledged not to abandon Ukrainians living under Russian occupation.
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