What Russia calls a “special operation” on Ukraine is actually “the mass murder of Ukrainian civilians”whose “most terrifying” focus is “child casualties”, says Olena Zelenskawife of the president Volodymyr Zelensky.
In an open letter published Wednesday on the page of the Ukrainian Presidency, Zelenska speaks for the first time about the war raging in her country in response, she says, to the overwhelming number of media outlets that have asked her for an interview and that he could not give.
“What happened just over a week ago it was impossible to believe. Our country was peaceful; our cities, towns and villages were full of life“writes the first lady.
On February 24 “we all woke up with the announcement of a Russian invasion. Tanks crossed the border with Ukraine, planes entered our airspace, missile launchers surrounded our cities,” he adds.
Zelenska reproaches the Klemlin and its propaganda for disguising itself as a “special operation” the killing of civiliansincluding children.
double crime
Local communities in social networks They are full of despair. Many people, including the elderly, those with serious illnesses and those with disabilities, have become debilitatingly isolated and have ended up far from their families and without any support. The war against these innocent people is a double crime, according to the first lady.
Despite assurances from the Kremlin-backed propaganda media calling this a “special operation,” it is, in fact, the mass murder of Ukrainian civilians and children, he explains.
“Perhaps the most terrifying and devastating thing about this invasion are the child casualties. Eight-year-old Alice, who died on the streets of Okhtyrka while her grandfather tried to protect her. Or Polina, from Kiev, who died in the bombing with her parents. Arseniy, 14, was hit in the head by debris and could not be saved because an ambulance could not reach him in time due to intense fires,” she describes.
Blitzkrieg
He reiterates that “this war is being waged against the civilian population, and not only through bombing” and that the roads of Ukraine have been “filled with refugees”, more than two million, according to the latest UN data.
He also talks about the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who “thought it would trigger a blitzkrieg about Ukraine. But he underestimated our country, our people and their patriotism.”
“Ukrainians, regardless of their political views, native language, beliefs and nationalities, are in an unprecedented unity“, he assured.
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“Ukraine wants peace. But Ukraine will defend its borders. Defend your identity. He will never give in on this,” proclaims Zelensky’s wife.