"Expel the occupier, cleanse our land of the traces of the state of evil, punish the terrorists — these are our tasks that we will fulfill." Address by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation, informing about a significant international legal outcome for our country this week and the work of the charitable platform United24. "Good health to you, dear citizens!"

"Expel the occupier, cleanse our land of the traces of the state of evil, punish the terrorists — these are our tasks that we will fulfill." Address by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation, informing about a significant international legal outcome for our country this week and the work of the charitable platform United24.

"I wish you good health, dear Ukrainians!

Another week of our defense against the evil state has come to an end. Another week when every day and night, the Russian army shelled Ukrainian cities and villages, killing our people.

Kamianka-Zaporizka, Berislaw-Hersonska, Mariupol-Dnipropetrovska, Avdiivka, Kramatorsk, and Kostiantynivka-Donetska, Kostiantynivka-Sumska... And dozens upon dozens of Ukrainian cities and villages that suffered Russian terrorist attacks this week - one week. My condolences to all who lost loved ones...

For every act of terror against Ukrainians, the evil state will answer. This past week finally brought a significant international legal outcome for Ukraine, for justice. There is an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for the leader of Russia, and this is a turning point.

A moment after which it becomes clear that the end for Russia's aggression will be full accountability.

Accountability for every blow to Ukraine, for every destroyed life, for every deported Ukrainian child... And, of course, for every act of destabilizing the world as a result of Russian aggression.

These days our charitable platform United24 crossed the threshold of 300 million dollars in donations. From people from more than one hundred countries - over a thousand and thousands of donors. Ordinary people, private companies that help buy drones for our military, ambulances, repair hospitals, infrastructure...

And this is just one Ukrainian charitable platform. One among many initiatives that together consolidate the world.

The world understands what is happening. The world sees how bravely and nobly our people are fighting.

That's why we succeed in mobilizing support from leading countries and billions of hearts around the world. Thank you to everyone who believes in Ukraine and helps us restore security!

I want to especially highlight our people who are clearing mines and unexploded Russian ordnance left behind by the occupier. This is daily painstaking and very dangerous work.

Since the beginning of full-scale war, our bomb disposal experts have already inspected over 100 thousand hectares of territory. Over 400 thousand enemy shells were successfully cleared. Over 200 thousand explosive hazardous items have been removed.

I thank everyone who is doing this work!

Especially I want to mention DSNs bomb disposal experts Oleksandr Dorozhko from Ternopil and Roman Shutila from Luhansk, who have been working in Hersonska for almost six months, restoring security to Ukrainians. Thank you!

I thank Roman Radavchuk from Kyivska, who is working in Mykolaivska, clearing energy objects. I thank Vasyl Popovich from Chernivtsi - for clearing in Donetsk region, Yevhen Zakharchov from Kyiv - for clearing in Kharkiv region.

I wish a speedy recovery to Yevhen Melnyk, Andriy Makovychuk, Vitaliy Rudenko, Volodymyr Klypchuk, Vladyslav Bak... These are DSNs bomb disposal experts who cleared the territory of Hersonska and were injured.

I thank our police explosive technicians. Andriy Ilkiv, Taras Salu, who worked in de-occupied areas of Kyivska and Kharkivska regions.

Thank you Anatoliy Chechelnitsky for clearing in Mykolayivska.

I thank Igor Zabolotny, Tetiana Kuzubova, Valeriy Onul, Mariya Ostrovskaya and Vyacheslav Yarovoy for clearing in Kharkivska, Donetsk, Chernihivska, Hersonska, Kyivska.

I thank the sappers of Ukraine's National Guard and our armed forces!

Expelling the occupier, cleaning our land from all traces of the evil state, punishing terrorists - these are our tasks. Tasks that we will fulfill.

We - Ukrainians in unity. And the world - in unity.

Glory to all who are now fighting for Ukraine! Who fights in Donetsk and Luhansk, who defends our south, who holds our border! Glory to all preparing for the de-occupation of our lands!

Eternal glory to those whose lives were taken by Russian terror, Russian bombs, Russian mines.

Glory to Ukraine!"