All the “strong and courageous” soldiers fighting the Russian invasion, hoping that they will all be able to return from the front one day, the Ukrainian president thanked today, on Father’s Day Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Thank you to every Ukrainian father, to every Ukrainian family for your strong and courageous soldiers who defended Ukraine’s independence and fought for Ukraine’s life,” Zelensky wrote on social media.

He posted a video made by United24, a war fundraising platform created by the Ukrainian government, showing Ukrainian soldiers returning home and hugging their children.

“I hope your fathers have a long and healthy life. And that every father who is on the front line will be able to return home,” the Ukrainian president added.

Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine on February 24, 2022. According to Western estimates, the number of dead and wounded is around 150,000 on both sides.