Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a video address for the day of memory and victory over Nazism, recorded in selfie mode while walking in Khreschatyk de kyiv Central Street.
“This day reminds us of an important scheme: each evil inevitably takes an end,” he said while walking in Kyiv's place of independence.
“On the morning of February 24, Khreschatyk was empty – no cars, more people. Now there is life here, you see. Three years ago, when I recorded an independence day address, burned Russian vehicles were held here.
Zelenskyy was seen filming the video in kyiv the day before, May 7. The Ukrainian chief took selfies with people on the street, who had not been blocked or curly for him.
Zelenskyy's address shows a clear difference with unprecedented security measures in the Russian capital before the Moscow victory parade on Friday.
“The difference between life on the place of independence and a parade of fear in the red square,” he said.
Zelenskyy said there will be columns of tanks, “killers 'walking blocks” and “staged crowds” in the Red Square on Friday, the calling “the sect called'` `We can repeat”, “referring to the Second World War Slogan”, we can do it again “or” We can repeat “that Russia has now used Ukraine.
“You have repeated. You have repeated all this evil. Ukraine has seen it. The whole world has seen it. Tomorrow, the atrocities of the Nazis will be mentioned by the organizer of Bucha tombs. And those who orchestrated the blocking of Mariupol will be those who speak of the headquarters of Leningrad.”
Threat of drone on the Moscow victory day parade
Moscow is preparing for the Friday parade under unprecedented security measures and in the midst of an attack on Ukrainian drones, which started earlier this week. Moscow has accumulated air defense in layers, especially against drones.
And although there were no new drone attacks on Thursday, more than 100 flights were still delayed in Moscow airports.
Turkish Airlines would have canceled almost all of its flights to and from Moscow Vnukovo airport, according to the association of Russia's Tour Operators.
The Kremlin said that there would be a disturbance in the mobile phone signal and the Internet connection in the center of Moscow as the parade approaches, then Friday, May 9.
Dmitri Peskov said that measures, which could last until May 10, are necessary due to “dangerous neighbors”.
“These are not disturbances, but restrictions for obvious reasons. We want the glorious day of victory to be celebrated at the appropriate level,” he added.
ADVERTISEMENTTwenty-nine leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, should attend, said the Kremlin.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico are the only European leaders who attend the parade in Moscow.
