By Burnet Munthali
KYVE-(MaraviPost)-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday lauded soldiers in a morning address Saturday on the 500th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to The Voice of America, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Snake Island in the Black Sea, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a year ago, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Odesa region of Ukraine, in handout pictures released, on July 8, 2023.
“Each of our soldiers, Our Armed Forces, our intelligence, the National Guard, our border guards, the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police, our liaison officers, our people, I thank you! Thank you to everyone who fights for Ukraine. We will definitely win,” he said.
Zelenskyy delivered his address on Snake Island, where, early in Russia’s invasion, soldiers defending the Black Sea island gave a salty response to a Russian order to surrender.
Russia did eventually seize the island, but Ukraine has reclaimed it.
The United States announced Friday that it will supply cluster munitions to Ukraine as NATO’s leader said the military alliance would unite at a summit next week on how to bring Ukraine closer to joining.
