Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine appealed to Ukrainians and expressed his gratitude to everyone for standing up to defend the country against the aggression of the Russian Federation.
He wrote this on Facebook.
The second day of heroic defense of Ukraine from Russian invasion is over. I say "Thank you" to every warrier and everyone who stood up to defend the country! Our Air Defense Forces demonstrate high military skills by destroying modern airplanes and helicopters of the enemy and by knocking down winged missiles. This means hundreds of saved lives! I say "Thank you" to Ground Forces, SOF (Special Operation Forces), Assault Troops, Air Forces, Ukrainian Naval Forces, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, The National Guard, The National Police, Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Territorial Defense Forces, State Emergency Service of Ukraine for fighting tooth and claw for our land and turning it into hell for invaders, - emphasized the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Zaluzhnyi said that the enemies did not manage to reach the strategic goals they had planned.