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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny congratulated the Ukrainians on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the independence of our state.
Congratulations and a touching video dedicated to the struggle for freedom were published on the Telegram channel of the Commander-in-Chief and Facebook of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Welcome text:
How can you feel independent? Those who fight for her know her taste. It is the taste of the earth eating into the skin. The taste of blood and death that pervades the air. The salty taste of tears.
Independence is a responsibility that rests on your shoulders. You lead into battle and you know that not everyone will return from it. Both the living and the fallen remain with you forever. On conscience. And in memory.
Independence has a voice. This is the voice of the ancestors. They died in battles, in the Gulags, swelled from hunger and paved the roads of empires with their bones. This is the cry of mothers burying their children. The voice of those who in peaceful cities and villages ask for help under the rubble of their destroyed homes. The voice of our children, who did not choose the time and place of birth, but who had to live during the Great War.
Independence is possible only when there are people who are ready to fight for it.
Thank you, defenders and defenders of Ukraine! I have the honor to serve with you.
Eternal memory to the fallen heroes!
Eternal glory is alive!
Glory to Ukraine!
The history of the celebration of Independence Day can be found in the material PRM.ua.
Source: PRM
