On the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyy urged unity among Ukrainians. He thanked the Defence Forces and those who help bring Ukraine's victory closer.
Syrskyy said on Telegram:
"When columns of thousands of Russian invaders moved into Ukraine from all directions, when thousands of missiles and bombs fell on our land, no one in the world believed that we would survive. No one except the Ukrainian Defence Forces, who from the first minutes engaged the enemy.
"No one except for hundreds of thousands of volunteers who stood in line at military registration and enlistment offices in the first hours of full-scale aggression. Except for the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who enlisted in the Territorial Defence Forces from the very first days. In addition to the millions of Ukrainians who volunteered to support their army on an unprecedented scale. No one believed, but Ukraine did! It believed, accepted the battle and survived...
"I believe that in the near future we will give an asymmetric response to the Russian occupier in the air. There will be even more burning Russian planes. The state leadership is doing everything possible for this.
And finally, about the most important thing. Today, more than ever, we need unity," he said.