Zelenskyy greets Ukrainians on Independence Day
![]() 608 Sunday, 24 August, 2025, 12:12 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recorded a video address to Ukrainians on Independence Day. "We are building a Ukraine strong and powerful enough to live in security and peace. So that here, on this square, on our Independence Square, beneath our flags, on our land, our children and grandchildren will celebrate Independence Day. In peace. In calm. With confidence in the future. With respect. And with gratitude to all those who defended Ukraine in this war for Independence. To those who endured, who prevailed, who gained victory''. |

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