Yesterday at 23:08
Long life, my united country! I did not accidentally say – my united one. The seventh day of this terrible war began. A war we all feel the same way. During this time, we have had unity for more than thirty years. At first, we were equally scared, then equally painful. And now everything is the same. Except for the victory. Except for the truth. Except for the peace. Except for the lives of our people, for whom we are worried. Except for Ukraine. During this time, we have truly become one nation. We have forgiven each other a lot. We fell in love with each other. We help each other. We feel scared for each other.
Yesterday morning on Freedom Square we were all Kharkiv residents. Then the enemy demolished us all with blows on houses in Borodyanka. We were all bombed in Kyiv last night. And we all died again in Babyn Yar – from a missile strike. Although the whole world promises, it promises constantly – never again.For any normal person who knows history, Babyn Yar is a special part of Kyiv. A special part of Europe. Place of prayer. A place of remembrance for the hundred thousand people killed by the Nazis. The place of old Kyiv cemeteries. Why did this place become a target for missiles? You are killing Holocaust victims for a second time. During the Soviet era, a TV center was built there on the bones. And a sports complex. They built a park there to erase the true history of Babyn Yar. But why was it bombed?.. This is beyond the human. Such a missile strike shows that for many people in Russia, our Kyiv is completely foreign. They know nothing about our capital. About our history. But they have an order to erase our history. Erase our country. Erase everything. On the first day of the war, they brutally bombed Uman, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of Jews annually. Who come to pray there. Then they targeted Babyn Yar, where hundreds of thousands of Jews were shot.
I am now addressing all the Jews of the whole world – don’t you see what is happening? That is why it is very important that millions of Jews around the world remain silent right now. Nazism is born in silence. That’s why we are is crying about the killing of civilians. Last night and tonight they target our cities again. Bombs. Missiles. Artillery. Machine guns. They attack peaceful people. Again. They attack residential areas. Again. Mariupol, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Ukraine’s other cities and towns. This cannot be explained by any human reason. No reason for God. What other military facilities threaten Russia? NATO bases? Saint Sophia Cathedral? Lavra? St. Andrew’s Church? Whatever they dream of there – hell with them! Because God is with us!
During this time, we have united the European Union at a new level. Higher than just formal one. Higher than interstate. At the level of ordinary people. Millions and millions of Europeans. From the Atlantic to the suburbs of Kharkiv, where fierce fighting continues. When the European Parliament stood and applauded us, for our struggle, it was an assessment of our efforts. Our unification. Six days of war like thirty years. That is why the European Union answers “yes” to us. We have started a special expedited accession procedure. Our diplomats and our friends unite the world for the sake of Ukraine and peace even more. Neutral Switzerland has supported EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs, officials, the state, and companies. Once again: neutral Switzerland! So what do some other countries expect? Our anti-war coalition has already been joined by the countries that Moscow relied on a week ago. This is an extraordinary result. You can’t stay neutral now!
And what is the result for Russia? The flag of this state will never appear at sports tournaments. Modern world culture will now be closed to them. Russian goods are being removed from the market shelves around the world. Russian banks are disconnected from the global system. Russian citizens are losing their savings, losing all prospects. Russian mothers are losing their children in a completely foreign country. Think of this number: almost six thousand Russians died. Russian military. In six days of war. This is without counting the losses of the last night. Six thousand. For what? For defeating Ukraine? It is impossible.This is not to be changed by missiles. Bombs. Tanks. Any blows. We are in our native land. And there will be an International Tribunal – for them.
Ukrainians! Another night of Russia’s full-scale war against us, against the people, has passed. Hard night. Someone spent that night in the bomb shelter. Someone in the basement. Someone was luckier and slept at home. Others were sheltered by friends and relatives. We hardly sleep for seven nights. My dears, the time will come when we will be able to sleep. But it will be after the war. After the victory. In the peace we need. Which we have always respected. And which we have never violated. I ask all of you to take care of your loved ones. Take care of your fellows. I admire you! The whole world admires you. From Hollywood stars to politicians. Today you, Ukrainians, are a symbol of invincibility. A symbol that people in any country can become the best people on earth at any moment. Glory to Ukraine!
