President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that about a million people are currently defending Ukraine in the Armed Forces and our other formations..

\? What is the fight against Russian terrorists before our victory? This means that everyone in Ukraine will have veteran relatives or veteran friends, or veteran colleagues, or veteran acquaintances.. This means that the veteran community will become one of the largest in Ukraine.. And this means that changes are needed that correspond to this new reality, both in state policy towards veterans, and in the public perception of veterans, and among all our economic players,"

Zelensky said that respect for veterans should be felt at all levels of public life in Ukraine.

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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said that about nine thousand Ukrainian heroes died in the war with Russia.