Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion with a sombre message of defiance to his people, saying 'we will defeat everyone'.
abc.net.au/news/zelenskyys-message-on-ukraine-war-one-year-anniversary/102021742The war in Ukraine has entered its second year with no end in sight, with a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowing "we will defeat everyone" and global leaders set to impose new sanctions on Russia and countries supporting its war effort.
As fighting raged on in Ukraine's east and south, its allies around the world showed their support on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was lit up in the national blue-and-yellow colours of Ukraine to mark the sombre anniversary. Russia's deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy dismissed the action at the United Nations as "useless".
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