In the darkest circumstances, when our people could not yet know when the war would end, they did not betray the best that is in everyone’s heart.
With these words, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky addressed the population on the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians who saved Jews during the Second World War.
— In the darkest circumstances, when our people could not yet know when the war would end, they did not betray the best that is in everyone’s heart. Risking themselves, they saved those whom the Nazis brought death to, — wrote the head of state on Telegram.
Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians
The President noted that 2,659 Ukrainians and Ukrainian women were awarded the honorary title of Righteous Among the Nations.
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— Each such story — this is a saved human life and a personal victory of a particular person over the evil of Nazism. We remember and respect this courage and humanity. Ukraine will inherit the hearts that remained on the side of good and won, and will never forgive those who are now reproducing the hatred of the twentieth century and bringing war to other nations, — Zelensky added
At the end of his address to the Ukrainians, the president noted that life will win.
