{"id":1383537,"date":"2026-06-06T13:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1383537"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:42:54","slug":"zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy Marks D-Day Anniversary, Draws Parallel to Ukraine\u2019s Fight for Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukraine marked the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings with a message emphasizing unity in the face of aggression and drawing parallels between World War II and the current war against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>In his address, Zelenskyy described the Allied landings in Normandy as one of the most significant moments of unity in human history, which accelerated the defeat of Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cD-Day was one of the most important moments of unity among those defending life. Less than a year later, the desire of nations for freedom and hope for peace prevailed in May 1945,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The president stressed that Ukraine is striving for a similar outcome today in its fight against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe are working to ensure that this happens again,\u201d Zelenskyy noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He also drew a direct comparison between Nazi Germany and modern Russia, pointing to continued Russian attacks as evidence that history is repeating itself.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEven yesterday, another cynical order was heard from an army trying to destroy our freedom \u2014 to keep killing. History has seen this before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Zelenskyy emphasized that even after D-Day, the Nazis did not abandon their plans, but in the end, freedom won.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFreedom will prevail. Even in the darkest circumstances, people find the strength to unite to defend life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The president thanked all those who are currently defending the values that triumphed in World War II, as well as those supporting Ukraine today.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cThank you to everyone who protects life,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-honors-journalists-for-documenting-war\/\">Zelenskyy Honors Journalists for Documenting War<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine marked the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings with a message &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1383540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51,36415,53,36422,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1383537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zelenskyy Marks D-Day Anniversary, Draws Parallel to Ukraine\u2019s Fight for Freedom - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zelenskyy Marks D-Day Anniversary, Draws Parallel to Ukraine\u2019s Fight for Freedom - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ukraine marked the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings with a message ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-06T10:39:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-06T10:42:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d_day_landing_1300x750_c3de67401f1049ee90c394461a73b631-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Zelenskyy Marks D-Day Anniversary, Draws Parallel to Ukraine\u2019s Fight for Freedom\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-06T10:39:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-06T10:42:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/\"},\"wordCount\":271,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-marks-d-day-anniversary-draws-parallel-to-ukraine-s-fight-for-freedom\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d_day_landing_1300x750_c3de67401f1049ee90c394461a73b631.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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