The year 2023 will be the year of "
victory
" in the war against Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proclaimed on Saturday in his New Year's greetings.
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“
Are you longing for faith and hope?
Both have been in the (Ukrainian) armed forces for a long time (...) Do you want light?
It is in each of us, even when there is no electricity
, ”said the Ukrainian head of state in his message on Telegram, while the massive Russian bombardments seriously disrupted the energy supply.
“
Happy New Year!
The year of our victory
", he concluded, a little more than ten months after the outbreak of the invasion of his country by Russia, on February 24, 2022, calling on his compatriots to "
work
", to "
struggle
" and "
mutual aid
".
Russian President Vladimir Putin for his part affirmed on Saturday for his New Year's greetings that "
moral and historical correctness
" was "
on the side
" of Russia.