President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered Easter greetings and a prayer from Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, asking for divine protection for Ukrainian defenders, volunteers, medics, and rescue workers, and requesting strength for the nation to defeat invading forces and liberate martyred cities.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered Easter greetings from Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on April 24, 2022
Zelenskyy prayed for God to protect Ukrainian defenders, volunteers, medics, and rescue workers
Zelenskyy referenced Bucha, Irpin, Borodianka, Chernihiv, and Mariupol as martyred cities destroyed by the invasion
Zelenskyy asked for strength to liberate and rebuild Ukrainian land
Zelensky delivered an address on April 24 congratulating Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter
Zelensky compared the war to a plague called war
Zelensky stated that nothing can defeat Ukraine
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