Minister Reznikov: Many realized what it really means to have their own State in the past 155 days

The relevant address was posted by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“In the past 155 days, many people have realized what it really means to have their own State. What a value it is. The Russian aggressor’s full-scale invasion, when Moscow sends troops to destroy Ukrainian cities, kill civilians, and causes artificial famine – we have already been through this; the lessons have been learnt. The key lesson is that Statehood must be nurtured, developed and supported,” Reznikov wrote.

In his words, Day of Ukrainian Statehood symbolizes and affirms the right of Ukrainians to independently decide on their own fate in their land. This right was not gifted and is not an act of someone’s mercy.

“This right had been fought for at various stages of state formation over centuries by generations of our ancestors. Lost and fought for again. The spirit of the nation was hardened in the struggle. We are the descendants of those who had not broken. Now it is our time to take the blow,” Reznikov stressed.

According to Reznikov, resistance to the Russian aggression will definitely end with Ukraine’s victory and the unconditional affirmation of Ukrainian statehood for the ages.

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