Editor’s Note: The following is the official English-language transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the nation on the occasion of the Day of Victory over Nazism on May 9, 2021.
Fellow citizens!
Today, on May 9, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Victory over Nazism. To understand and comprehend the significance of this victory, it is enough to have a walk in Kyiv on Sunday. Families with children walk along the embankment, newlyweds are photographed near Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and Lybid, a grandfather teaches his granddaughter to ride a bicycle in the park, people enjoy desserts on the terrace of the cafe, and a street violinist brilliantly performs “Melody” by Myroslav Skoryk nearby.
