Zelenskyy pays tribute to Kruty Heroes in Kyiv – video
Pravda Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the memory of Ukrainian heroes at Askold’s Grave on the anniversary of the 1918 Battle of Kruty.
Source: Zelenskyy on Facebook
Quote from Zelenskyy: “All our heroes, all those who gave their lives for Ukrainian independence, freedom and future are forever in the history of our people. We remember everyone! Eternal glory and gratitude to the male and female defenders of Ukraine!”
Background: Before that, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said on the anniversary of the Battle of Kruty that Ukraine was, is and will be free and independent. According to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukrainians honour the memory of those who gave their lives in the Battle of Kruty, which “became a symbol of heroism and self-sacrifice of the younger generation in the fight against the aggressor” and thank everyone who now defends the state, its independence and future.
For reference: Every year on 29 January, Ukraine honours the memory of the heroes of the Battle of Kruty – Ukrainian students who tried to stop the Bolsheviksʼ offensive on Kyiv in 1918, were captured and shot by the Bolsheviks.
The Battle of Kruty took place on 29 January 1918, between Nizhyn and Bakhmach in Chernihiv Oblast, 130 kilometres northeast of Kyiv, during the offensive on Kyiv by the troops of Bolsheviks from Russia led by Colonel Mikhail Muravyov. The Ukrainian force consisted mainly of cadets and armed members of the Free Cossacks movement. Despite severe casualties on the Ukrainian side, the fight resulted in the loss for the Bolsheviks – due to that loss, they failed to strip Ukraine’s People’s Republic of its independence in 1918, instead signing a peace agreement with it. Nowadays, many in Ukraine draw parallels between that battle and the ancient Greek myth of 300 Spartans.
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