'Our roads are flooded with refugees. Look into the eyes of these tired (women) and children who carry with them the pain and heartache of leaving loved ones and life as they knew it behind.'
penned an open letter to the global media on Tuesday, explaining that the lengthy and passionate message serves as her"testimony."
"What happened just over a week ago was impossible to believe. Our country was peaceful; our cities, towns, and villages were full of life," she wrote."On February 24th, we all woke up to the announcement of a Russian invasion. Tanks crossed the Ukrainian border, planes entered our airspace, missile launchers surrounded our cities."
In her post on Tuesday, Zelenska went on to write about situations in which children and civilians could not be saved amid the bombings and how their lives have completely changed.
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