Zelenskyy and First Lady honour memory of Ukrainians killed in Bucha. PHOTOS
On the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from the Russian occupiers, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska, together with European delegations, paid tribute to the memory of the murdered Ukrainians.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the OP.
The presidential couple installed lamps at the memorial located on the territory of the Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called and All Saints of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
"Three years ago, our soldiers liberated Bucha from the Russian occupiers. And the world saw what Russian occupation is. Killed people on the streets. Tortured people. Graves in the yards of ordinary houses," Zelenska wrote on Telegram.
According to her, since then, "no one in the world can say that they do not know what Ukraine is defending".
"Ukraine is fighting for the lives of its people. For no one to ever do what the Russian occupiers did on our land. Eternal memory to all those whose lives were taken by the Russian war! Eternal gratitude to all our people who are defending Ukraine!" the First Lady added.
The event was attended by the leaders and representatives of the parliaments of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Parliament.
Also present were: Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak and representatives of local authorities.
As a reminder, on 31 March, Ukraine marks the third anniversary of the liberation of the Kyiv region from Russian occupation. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the town of Bucha was occupied by the Russian army for 33 days: from 27 February to 31 March 2022.
During this time, Russian aggression claimed the lives of 561 civilians, including 12 children.
