Zelensky: Ukraine to triumph

Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky voiced confidence in his country's victory over Russian invading forces on February 23rd, a day before the first anniversary of the invasion of the invasion.

On the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion, Western leaders increased their support for Kiev, with G7 ministers discussing new sanctions against Russia and the UN General Assembly preparing a resolution calling for peace.

“We are not broken, we have overcome many challenges and we will prevail. We will hold all those who brought this evil responsible, this war on our land”, Zelensky said.

residents of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, also expressed determination to win their country.

This has been the worst year of my life and of all Ukrainians”, said Diana Sestakova, 23, whose boyfriend has been fighting for a year.

“I'm sure we will be winners, but we don't know how long it will take to wait and how many people will be killed by the time this time comes, she added.

In the western Ukrainian town of Lviv, a Swiss artist has shown pictures of all the victims on the walls of buildings to honor them.

On the first anniversary of the start of the invasion on February 24th, the Ukrainian Army said it expects Russia to conduct air strikes that day.

As a result of the one - year conflict, large parts of Ukraine have been destroyed, and Western sources say 150,000 people have died on both sides. / REL