ukrainian president, Volodymyr ZelenskyWednesday evening (2) celebrated the disruption of Russia’s oppressive plans in his country and praised the “heroic” resistance of its residents.
“We are a nation that broke the enemy’s plans in a week. Plans written years ago: left and filled with hatred for our country and our people,” Zelensky said in a video posted on Telegram.
The Ukrainian president said he was “sincerely impressed by the heroic city-dwellers” who had resisted the advance of Russian forces for seven days. Zelensky also said that nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers died within a week, a figure that is impossible to verify immediately and rejected by Moscow.
The first balance sheet of the Russian army, released on Wednesday, indicated 498 soldiers were killed and 1,597 wounded.
On Twitter, Chief Ukraine He said he spoke on the phone with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to thank him for the sanctions Canada has imposed on Moscow.
Zelensky also said he had spoken with Kazakh President Massim-Jomart Tokayev, a Moscow ally, and had agreed to “cooperate on humanitarian issues.”
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