The Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945

In World War II, Ukraine lost 8 to 10 million people, which accounted for about a quarter of the country’s population at the time. Those were the fallen on the front lines, victims of the Holocaust, and those who died from starvation, diseases, and forced work.

These figures mean ruined lives and silence that remained in Ukrainian families for generations to come. And stories that have not always been told, but which still live on in the memory of descendants.

Ukraine became one of the main battlegrounds of World War II. The fate of Europe was decided here; the front lines ran here; cities and villages were destroyed here; millions of people endured inhuman conditions here. And it was here, in daily struggle, resistance, and work, that part of the victory over Nazism was formed.

Today we bow our heads before all those who did not survive that war. Before those whose lives were cut short too soon.

We remember the price of that victory! And we cherish this memory as a quiet but firm reminder: freedom is not granted once and for all – it must be defended every day.

We remember!