Ukraine will triumph over Russian “darkness,” the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armies promised on Saturday, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of his country.
“I am convinced that our victory lies in unity. And it undoubtedly will be. Because light always triumphs over darkness!” said General Oleksandr Syrsky in Telegram.
Two years ago, “when thousands of columns of Russian invaders entered Ukraine from all directions, when thousands of rockets and bombs fell on our country, no one in the world believed that we would hold out,” the commander recalled.
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“Nobody believed it, but Ukraine definitely believed it! She believed in it, accepted the fight and withstood a much more powerful enemy in this “biggest war in Europe since World War II,” Oleksandr Syrsky continued.
He paid tribute to the killed Ukrainian soldiers and vowed to “avenge” their deaths, but acknowledged that Kiev's major counteroffensive in the summer of 2023 “unfortunately did not bring the expected results.”
“We are fighting for every meter of our territory,” the 58-year-old Russian-born commander added.