Last week Russian soldiers claimed the Kremlin’s first battlefield victory since May with the capture of the town of Avdiivka, although analysts described this as a Pyrrhic victory because 17,000 Russian soldiers had been killed during the takeover of the destroyed town. “How can we look these soldiers in the eye and say we are doing enough?” Russia’s troops, he added, “are firing 10 times as many shells in some places”. A day before the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also gave a Victory Day speech. “It is ridiculous to argue that giving them weapons is provocative or an escalation. Russia marks Victory Day celebrations amid attacks on Ukraine. “They need artillery shells and long range artillery of all kinds,” he said. In a carefully crafted video message, Zelensky’s point was inescapable: Russia’s effort is doomed precisely because Putin has not only forgotten the lessons of World War II but because he’s. Zelensky began what seemed to be a standard speech, talking into the camera in a wooden tone for a few seconds before stopping. The former prime minister renewed his call for Ukraine’s allies to send it more weapons. Zelensky was speaking on the anniversary of Nazi Germanys surrender to Allied forces on May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky gave a powerful speech on Sunday (8 May) to mark the day of the Allied victory in Europe in 1945.

“As we prepare you for that day, Nato will continue to stand with Ukraine,” he said.īoris Johnson visited Kyiv on Saturday to meet Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky has released a very strong 15-minute-long video on Victory Day, reminding the world about why we say Never Again every year.

In a video message, Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary general, said that Ukraine was on course to join the alliance but he also described news of Russian advances as “extremely serious”. Russia’s forces have been taking ground from Ukraine’s military which has complained that they have nearly run out of ammunition as Western supplies slow. President Zelensky has delivered a powerful video message ahead of Victory Day, proclaiming Ukraine will triumph over evil. A small force of Ukrainian heroes held off the invader, fighting until their last bullet and their last breath,” Ms von der Leyen said.īut whereas a year ago Ukraine and its backers were celebrating battlefield successes, they are now on the back foot after the failure of a much-hyped summer counter-offensive.

Zelensky victory day speech