As Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Ukraine will soon be able to celebrate victory day, public gatherings are banned amid fears Russia plans to step up attacks
marks 31 years of statehood, Kyiv’s streets are a far cry from the way they looked six months ago when thousands were fleeing in panic and military checkpoints operated on most corners.
Wearing a traditional Ukrainian blouse, Pasychnyk was heading home after performing hymns for Ukraine at Kyiv’s Visits to a Kyiv metro during two of the four sirens on Wednesday, found only about 20 people on their phones, waiting out the sirens, while dozens more waited for trains undeterred as they did before the war.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wrote on Instagram that Ukraine was marking independence day during a war for independence and he hoped one day soon Ukrainians would be able to congratulate each other on victory day too.Ukrainian forces managed to push Russian forces out of the north of the country. The frontlines remain relatively stable in the east and south, of which Russia now occupies 20%. The military losses on both sides have been phenomenal, considering the timeframe.
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