“City of heroes” he called it Kharkiv its president Ukrainian, Volodymyr Zelenskypraising the residents’ resistance to the Russian invaders.
During his visit to the city, President Zelensky presented Mayor Ihor Terekhov with a plaque inscribed “Hero City of Ukraine”. Kharkiv is “city of true heroes”Zelensky said, according to the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN. “Thanks to its residents, this beautiful city – like others – defends our independence”he added.
President Zelensky also visited hospitals in Ukraine’s second most populous city and awarded medals to wounded soldiers.
The counterattack launched last May by the Ukrainian army in the Kharkiv region prevented the advance of Russian forces on the northeastern front.
Zelensky’s visit to Kharkiv followed his tour of the front near the strategically important city of Bakhmut in Donbass.
Despite the destruction and suffering that “is painful to see” in areas of Donbas, the Ukrainian president said, “hope is pervasive.” “We will do everything” for the Ukrainian army to continue the campaign to “liberate” all areas, “in order to restore normalcy throughout our country, from Donetsk to the border”Zelensky said, assuring that the occupiers will receive answers for their attacks.
According to the latest report of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, at least 14 people were killed and 24 others were injured by attacks launched by Russian forces in various parts of the Ukrainian territory in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the attacks continue as air raid sirens sounded again in Ukrainian cities on Tuesday night (22/3).
“Only our victory will stop Russia’s godless terror”
In addition, in his nightly sermon, Zelensky noted: “In Donbass and Kharkiv and wherever else Russian evil has found us, it has become clear that only one thing will stop the invaders and the terrorist state – our victory.”.
“We will respond to each of the attacks on our cities like the one in Zaporizhia and Kiev. All strikes will find a military, political and legal response. Russia will lose the war. Everyone in the world knows it, and every Russian murderer should understand that the best thing that can happen to him is to have an arrest warrant issued against him.”continued and on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan, he said: “There is a strong community of Muslims in Ukraine like the Crimean Tatars who are under the Russian yoke. May the prayer during this holy month help defeat the godless terrorist state of Russia”.
Source: News Beast
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