While in the Sumy region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the events on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of the city of Trostyanets from the Russian invaders.
The Head of State noted that these days Ukraine is celebrating the anniversary of liberation of the cities and communities of the northern regions from the Russian invaders: Sumy region, Chernihiv region and Kyiv region.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that these dates are not only about the events that have become pages of the heroic history of communities, but above all about the character of Ukrainians who will win this war.
"Ukrainian character is the character of people who do not accept aggression, who do not give up what’s theirs. This is the character of freedom, which is felt from birth and is not forgotten until the last breath, until the end of life. This is the character of courage that allows you to kill even the enemy that the whole world was afraid of. The Ukrainian character was fully manifested when Russia started a total war against all of us, against the state of Ukraine, against our people, against our freedom," the President said.
According to him, Ukrainians fought and are fighting as part of the defense and security forces for freedom, for the liberation of such cities as Trostyanets, cities of Sumy region, Kyiv region, and Chernihiv region.
"Our people proved that the occupier will be defeated by us, by our morale, by our Ukrainian character. This was proved by our people, our warriors, by those who helped our Armed Forces, our army to direct fire, helped our intelligence to protect our state," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Those present honored the memory of those who died defending the freedom of Ukraine with a moment of silence. The names of the officially established military and civilians who died during the liberation of Trostyanets were announced.
The President also presented state awards to the defenders of the city. The servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received the Orders "For Courage" of the III degree and the medals "To the Defender of the Homeland".
The orders and medals were also awarded to employees of the Security Service, the National Guard, the National Police, the State Border Guard Service, and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
In addition, the Head of State presented awards to four civilians. In particular, three citizens received the Orders "For Courage" of the III degree, two of them were awarded posthumously. One person was awarded the honorary title of "Honored Transport Worker of Ukraine".
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also got himself acquainted with the reconstruction projects of the Trostyanets railway station and the station square.
