Month of invincibility - address of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
2022-03-24 10:01:00 | ID: 67017
«Dear Ukrainians!
This period of war which began with the invasion of Crimea by Russia over 8 years ago will go down in history as the "month of invincibility".
The Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian people endured a blow which could have crushed many. But not us.
I want to sincerely thank all the men and women defending us, all the citizens who are working in their respective places so that our country could live on.
During these times we have proven to ourselves and to the whole world that for each of us Ukraine goes above all other things.
We will not let anyone take our state away from us. The state which generations of Ukrainians dreamed of, fought and died for or were sent to Siberia and Solovki.
In this one month we have acquired many symbols of invincibility. Heroic Mariupol, unbreakable Kharkiv, brave Chernihiv, many other cities and villages have demonstrated that the Russian occupiers will not rule on our land.
In Sumy, Gostomel, Volnovakha, Okhtyrka, Makarov, Konotop, Mykolayiv, Brovary, Izyum and several times in Chornobayivka, intruders were taught a practical lesson on the difference between "the Ukraine" and "Ukraine".
Kherson, a place where unarmed citizens are resisting the occupiers, proves to everyone that no one called the Russian forces in here. They are war criminals from a terrorist state who broke in by force.
In one month, they have killed more than 120 Ukrainian children. Thousands and thousands of little Ukrainians have lost their parents and homes and endured things we will never forgive to the enemy.
The atrocities of Russian murderers and looters are gradually being recognized even by those who have turned a blind eye to the essence of the Kremlin regime for years. They rape, rob and destroy everything they cannot steal.
We will avenge the misery of all Ukrainian cities and villages temporarily occupied by the enemy. We will have our revenge for Trostyanets, Melitopol, Shchastia and Stanitsa Luhanska.
In Kreminna, Luhansk region, Russian villains drove up their tank and shot at the nursing home for the elderly. 56 people died. This was not an accidental hit or "attack by coordinates". It was a deliberate killing of the defenseless, a war crime. This is not an army - it is a gang of terrorists, criminals and cowards.
Our soldiers have already destroyed more than 100 Russian planes and 125 helicopters, over 520 tanks and 1,500 armored vehicles. The total losses of the enemy (killed, wounded, captured or missing) are already over 40 thousand people. The number of deserters is increasing.
We still have a very difficult period ahead of us. The Russian war machine will not stop until it is drowned in the blood of its own soldiers. The Russian society is already experiencing some of the consequences but is intimidated and passive.
It looks doomed, for it is not ready to rescue its own children from a pointless death or at least collect the bodies of the dead. It is hard to find words to assess the depth of this moral degradation.
Hence, our only way is to withstand the onslaught of Mordor. Despite pain, fear and losses. Despite all challenges.
Because we love our children, parents and relatives. We simply cannot allow these inhuman villains to determine our future and rule on our land.
We will drive them out. We will rebuild everything. We will clean our land from the aftermath of the war. It will require a lot of time and effort.
Our army has endured and is strengthened by reserves. It deters the enemy and moves to active defence. International support is gradually increasing.
The main thing now is a working economy which is gradually being adjusted for military needs. It is paramount that the systems of life support and logistics remain functional. There are complications in these areas which we are not planning to hide and will perceive simply as problems to be solved.
As long as we are united, we will overcome everything.
Glory to Ukraine!»
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