The President thanked the soldiers for their struggle.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi thanked Ukrainian soldiers in an evening video , who defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine for 200 days.
“200 days of Ukrainian resistance. Almost 5 thousand hours. Almost 300 thousand minutes. Almost 20 million seconds. And just as many reasons to say “thank you” today to everyone who made this possible. Millions of times. Without any “almost”. To say that we believe in them and our victory. Without any “almost”, Zelensky noted.
According to him, during this time, more than 2,000 enemy tanks, 4,500 armored combat vehicles, more than 1,000 enemy vehicles were destroyed artillery systems, 250 airplanes and 200 helicopters and almost 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles of the occupier, 15 ships and boats, thousands of units of other enemy equipment.
Zelensky noted individual mechanized brigades that are “courageously and confidently” performing their tasks these days: 92. of the Kosh ataman Ivan Sirko, 54 named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa, 14 named after Prince Roman the Great, 60 separate infantry brigade of Ingulets. meter, every frontier, every city and village of ours,” the president notes.
He congratulated 3, 4, 5 separate tank brigades, tank regiments and battalions, tank companies within the DSHV on Tanker's Day. 17 separate Kryvyi Rih tank brigade named after Kostyantyn Pestushka, 1st Siver tank brigade.
“These are our missile troops and artillery, you are rightfully called the “gods of war”, you send the invaders to the court of God, you send the devils back to hell. Today, the 406th separate artillery brigade named after General Khorunzhy Oleksiy Almazov is doing this with special fervor and fire in their eyes . We are grateful to its fighters and in general to everyone whom we warmly call “our art”. How to describe your jewelry work in two words, aptly and loudly, we thank you aptly for each loudly for all destroyed enemy columns, warehouses, bases and headquarters, important crossings and bridges. Where your efforts are on fire, and where the enemy has violated fire safety rules. In the people and in the network, everyone wishes you accurate calculations and new hits.
These are our air forces, bomber, assault, fighter, reconnaissance, military transport aviation. Protecting Ukraine, you are always on top. These are our assault troops, you are always the first, because no one but you. These slogans are not just words, the enemy knows it for 8 years and 200 days. And today, the occupiers especially feel the strength and power of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade, 25th and 80th Airborne Assault Brigades, in particular in the Kharkiv region, which you are successfully liberating from the enemy. And in the Donetsk region, where you are successfully holding back the enemy. We are sure: both there and there will be one final – your victory. For this, it is not necessary to read predictions, it is enough to read your oath. You are paratroopers of the Armed Forces, you will never accept defeat… Today, the actions of our soldiers in the north, south and east of Ukraine are seen and celebrated by everyone. The world is delighted, the enemy is in a panic, Ukraine is proud of you, believes in you, prays for you, is waiting for you,” the evening video message reads.
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