President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian Federation is repeating the crimes once committed by the Nazis—pointing to mass graves of civilians, tortured prisoners of war, abducted children, and cities left in ruins.
He wrote this in a Facebook post, as reported by Ukrinform.
“Eighty years ago, the world defeated Nazism and pledged: ‘Never again.’ But today, Russia is repeating the crimes of the Nazis: mass graves of civilians, tortured prisoners of war, abducted children, destroyed cities,” Zelensky wrote.
He noted that today, “Ukrainians are fighting against Ruscism with the same courage our ancestors showed in defeating Nazism”.
“Because this is a battle for the very essence of humanity – for freedom, dignity, and justice,” the head of state stressed.
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As reported by Ukrinform, on June 22, Ukraine observes the Day of Mourning and Remembrance of War Victims. The date marks a pivotal moment in history: on June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched an attack on Soviet forces along the entire border—from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea—despite a secret non-aggression pact and prior military and economic cooperation with the USSR. This marked the beginning of the German-Soviet War, the central and most devastating chapter of World War II.
During the war, Ukrainians endured not only fierce combat, but also mass executions, deportations, famine, and forced labor—part of a systematic effort to destroy the nation and its people.
Source: Mass graves of civilians, destroyed cities, torture: Zelensky says Russia is repeating Nazi crimes
