“We Will Fight to the Last Breath”

Mar 2nd The New York Times

Andriy Yermak, the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, writes in The NY Times.

I’m Writing From a Bunker With President Zelensky Beside Me. We Will Fight to the Last Breath.

A few quotes from the piece:

“In launching a war on our country, President Vladimir Putin claimed Russia would “de-Nazify” and free Ukraine. But Ukraine — a nation that lost as many as eight million lives in World War II, a country that has a Jewish president — does not need to be freed from the liberated path it has chosen.

Not since the end of World War II has Europe seen violence and naked territorial ambition at such a scale.

I am writing this appeal from a bunker in the capital, with President Volodymyr Zelensky by my side. For a week, Russian bombs have fallen overhead. Despite the constant barrage of Russian fire, we stand firm and united in our resolve to defeat the invaders. We will fight to the last breath to protect our country.”

“Every day brings the possibility that our words may be our final ones. So let them be a plea for support for a free Ukraine.”

“Standing with us today and helping us is the only way to achieve peace for all and ensure that history does not repeat itself — so that our future does not echo Europe’s darkest time.”

The only thing I would add to this piece is: Slava Ukraini!