“Our life has changed”: evidence of Ukraine following the first year of the war with Russia

The morning in Ukraine has changed since February 24, 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. former Soviet republic. Before the outbreak Russian invasionThe first order of the Ukrainians was: get up, take a shower and brush your teeth, and then go to school or work.

A year after the war, this habit has completely changed, because now the first thing majority of Ukrainians What he does when he wakes up is call his relatives to ask if they are still alive and if their house has been damaged by one of the many natural disasters. launched rockets Russian troops against civilian points. Here is how he detailed it today in RPP news This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for Latin America and the Caribbean Ruslan Spirin in a telephone connection from Kyiv.

IN News extensionHe Ukrainian diplomat said that from the beginning Russian invasion – which, according to a recent report by the UN Human Rights Office, has claimed the lives of at least 7199 civilians V Ukraine – Life in your people has undergone major changes, especially due to mass migration at least eight million people: one of the fastest outcomes since The Second World War (1939-1945).

Although he said that shortly after the start harsh winter what is written in this point of Europe, Vladimir Putin’s forces have doubled bombardment against energy infrastructure, Spirin confirmed that Ukrainian forces “will fight to the death.”

“[Vladimir Putin] it is the launching of missiles and the bombardment of energy, water and fuel infrastructure during this period of cold winter. With this, he wants to bring Ukrainians to their knees, but we are not in this category. We, Ukrainians, do not give up and go to our death; we will definitely win. Now, more than ever, we are confident that we will win,” he said.

In this sense, the official Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine emphasized that in the conditions of war with RussiaUkrainian forces, backed by a Western bloc led by the United States, have managed to recapture an average of 10,000 square kilometers of national territory occupied by Russian soldiers, which he says represents the liberation of “480 villages” in total. Ukrainians.”

“We have liberated 50% of the territory occupied by Russia; currently 18% left [de terreno] occupied by Russia,” he said.

“What we are doing now is obtaining and accumulating this power from all of our allies in order to knock out Russian troops. This war could end if Putin orders his troops to withdraw from a sovereign country,” he added.

Requesting the supply of more weapons from the Western bloc, Ruslan Spirin pointed out that Putin and his forces pose a threat not only to Ukraine, but to the rest of the world, in the context in which the Russian regime has frozen its participation in the nuclear disarmament treaty with USAin addition to announcing that he is enlisting for a “long military campaign” in a former Soviet republic.

“[Vladimir Putin] it threatens not only Ukraine, but the whole world, because Russia and Putin are a global threat. We protect our lands and our families; They [soldados rusos] They don’t know what they’re doing,” he said.

Giving a brief assessment of life in Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, the Ukrainian diplomat noted that the main task of his people is “to establish peace”; He therefore urged Putin to order the withdrawal of his armed forces in order to start a dialogue and end the conflict.

“As they say in Ukraine: “There are no ways to peace, because the way is peace.” With peace we must start everything, but in our case we must fight for peace, establish peace and keep the peace. Together we will win,” he concluded.

“Ukraine will disappear if it stops fighting”

From Lima cityChargé d’Affaires of Ukraine in Peru Rostyslav Yavorivsky recalled this date as a historical day, but because of the “brutal intervention” of the regime Vladimir Putin.

Thus Ukrainian civil servant pointed out that although they continue to refer to mechanisms diplomatsyour nation will continue to fight until the Russian leader withdraws his troops.

“Today marks a year in the historical life of Ukraine. A year has passed since the brutal Russian intervention against Ukraine […]. Ukraine continues to fight for its territory, because if Ukraine stops fighting, the Ukrainian nation will disappear. If Russia stops firing missiles, the war will end and there will be peace,” he said.

“We are committed to diplomacy, but we want Russia to stop the offensive and withdraw its troops. We are protecting our territory. And when Russia withdraws its troops from an independent country, we will use the means of diplomacy,” he added.

Besides, Rostislav Yavorivsky He underlined the position of rejection and call for dialogue that the government of Peru has taken since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine.

“I would like to thank Peru for its position, which has been firm and clear since the beginning of this invasion, condemned this Russian military aggression and continues to support Ukraine in various international and regional organizations,” he greeted.

Like his colleague Ruslan SpirinYavorivsky He was confident that the Ukrainian forces had the ability to “push back” Russian troops. That is why he insisted on the need to continue the supply of modern weapons by the Western bloc and financial support for the government of Vladimir Zelensky.

“We show that we can not only stop, but also push back the Russian army. Now we need more weapons, artillery, tanks,” he said.