Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky committed today in his Easter message that none “wickednessHe will not destroy his country and prayed to God to bring back happiness to the children and consolation to the mourning mothers.
In front of the Hagia Sophia in Kyiva 1,000-year-old church, Zelensky noted in a videotaped message to the Ukrainian people that the country will overcome the darkness that the war has brought.
«Today we still believe in the new victory of Ukraine and we are all convinced that no horde or evil will destroy us“, Stressed Zelenski wearing the typical khaki t-shirt.
«We will overcome the dark times and today I – like most of us – do not wear bright colors, but we are fighting for a bright idea“, He added.
Today, Easter Sunday, are completed two months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In the past, the country’s churches were full during the evening service of the Resurrection and then on Easter Sunday morning. But this year the authorities have asked not to gather too many believers in the churches, as there is a fear that they will be the target of Russian bombing.
According to Sergi Gaidai, the governor of Lugansk province, seven churches in the area have been destroyed during the war, while at least 213 children have been killed so far.
«Give every boy and girl a happy childhood, youth and old age so that at least the memories of their horrible childhood during the war are erased.Zelensky prayed.
«Take care of our mothers, give patience to those who are waiting for a son or a daughter to return from the war“, He added. «Give patience to those who, unfortunately, will not see their children return from the front».
«Do not forget Mariupol and its heroic defenders. “The walls can be destroyed, but the foundations on which the spirit of our fighters, the spirit of the whole country, is based, cannot be destroyed.”
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