President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the Ukrainian people to continue their courageous and fair fight against Putin's invaders.
Vladimir Zelensky called the Russian military who are in Ukraine with the aim of terrorizing and exterminating peaceful Ukrainians slaves.
He also stressed that the modern Russia and its slaves perceive the will as savagery, as a danger.
Full text of Volodymyr Zelensky's address
Great people of great Ukraine !
In this video, I want to separately address Ukrainian cities and the brave inhabitants of these cities. To the free south of Ukraine, where the sun shines only for welcome guests, and not for random “tourists” on tanks. To Berdyansk, Kakhovka, Energodar, Melitopol and, of course, to Kherson.
To Kherson, where we saw slaves shooting free people. Slaves of propaganda that replaces their consciousness. Slaves who are used to packing everyone into paddy wagons. Even a grandmother with a blank white poster. And even a girl with an A4 sheet with only one word written on it – peace.
These slaves, sent by Russia, have never seen so many free people in the squares, on the streets. We have never seen thousands of people who are not afraid of him, before the slaves with weapons in their hands. Slaves perceive freedom as savagery, as danger. They have a fright. Fear, which propagandists know how to turn into hatred. And then – shots at peaceful free people.
Kherson,hold on! We will never forget these shots. Pictures from your city. We were all with you in your square and streets. 40 million Ukrainians of our state. Millions and millions of Ukrainians in the world. We've all seen how you stand. What are you. We all felt how much you want freedom back. On the ground, where, contemplating the Milky Way, the Chumaks went for salt, it will not be easy for the enemies.
And as soon as we can break through to you, we will be able to break through to you, every occupier who fired at civilians of Kherson for the blue-yellow color, a black stripe awaits.
And the same awaits the whites from the fright of the Russian military, who were driven out today in Energodar. Peaceful Ukrainians drove away with their bare hands.
The occupiers will have a black stripe in Berdyansk, there will be Melitopol and Kakhovka. Wherever the invaders capture our people. Those, as they think, who organize the resistance. But we don't have Russia. Remember.And there is no need to organize resistance here. Resistance for Ukrainians is a property of the soul. And I really want you, all our Ukrainians in the south, to never have even for a moment the idea that Ukraine doesn’t remember you.
Every time it’s hard for you, when it hurts, when you resist, please know that our hearts are breaking at this time, because we are not with you.
And we ask God to support you until we can drive out strangers. It is a feat that you are protesting. It is a blessing that we have such people. That we are all Ukraine.
During this invasion, heroes constantly assert themselves among millions of people. Once they were ordinary Ukrainians, but now they are fighters. Men and women rising for our state. Everywhere: in the south, in the east, in the north, in the center, in the west and abroad. They rise so that the enemy does not believe. Doesn't believe it's real.
But we'll make them believe. And we will make you remember that there is no road to us.
And there never will be. In Kyiv, which bravely and majestically stands over the Dnieper. To Kharkov…Proud, neat, educated Kharkiv. What they beat, but he does not obey. Chernigov. Ancient! Chernigov, which since the time of the Horde has not known such atrocity, is now experiencing from the Russian military.
Sumy, Akhtyrka and Lebedin… Izyum, Dergachi… Volnovakha, Popasna… Borodyanka, Gostomel, Makarov… Mykolaiv…
Mariupol!Working and honest city! Mariupol. Which the invaders simply destroy. Shattered to ashes. But which one will outlive them all. Insignificant slaves who do not know how to take care of their own country. About my own people. And they also go to someone else's.
We fight for every Ukrainian! And we remember everyone! And thank you to each and every one. Both people and these beautiful cities.
Like Lviv, Frankivsk, Khmelnitsky, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, Lutsk, our Uzhgorod… Kropivnitsky, Zaporozhye, Dnieper, Krivoy… Vinnitsa, Rivne… Cherkasy, Poltava… Odessa!
To those who are perhaps rarely mentioned in speeches. But who cares about our common future. About Ukraine. And about freedom – for each of us. Who accepts people who were forced to leave their homes. who work for the defense. Who sends humanitarian aid. Who places the evacuated enterprises. Who heals, who helps. To all of us, and therefore to ourselves.
Great people of great Ukraine!
And I say this not by chance – great Ukraine . Because I appeal to everyone in our state and to those who are abroad. In cities and villages. Free and under occupation. In Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk. Where they should also fight for freedom and not wait.
I appeal to all Ukrainians. Wherever we are. Do everything to protect our state.
To save our people. Fight. Fight and help. Drive these slaves! Chase the invaders! For Ukraine to live. And we are all with her.
Free and peaceful. Which we love so much.
Glory to Ukraine!
