{"id":5725,"date":"2025-08-24T18:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2025-08-24T18:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:42:54","slug":"zelensky-vows-to-continue-fighting-as-ukraine-marks-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=5725","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky vows to continue fighting as Ukraine marks independence day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gyQxwn\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20250814-092707-b0ec5bc3fc-web-2.27.1-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5492\/live\/2289f7b0-80f7-11f0-93a2-5b14be878525.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The Canadian Press via AP Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, his grey hair short and face sombre, holds red and white flowers as he walks in a dark suit on a street in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his hair and beard dark and short, wears a black traditional Ukrainian outfit with white embroidery around the collar and in a line down the front. His wife, Olena Zelenska, wears a white suit. The couple wear sombre expressions and both carry yellow and blue flowers. A soldier walks in the background. \" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">The Canadian Press via AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">Canada&#8217;s Prime Minister Mark Carney joins Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, as they lay wreaths at the memorial wall in Kyiv<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would continue to fight for its freedom &#8220;while its calls for peace are not heard,&#8221; in a defiant address to the nation on its independence day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;We need a just peace, a peace where our future will be decided only by us,&#8221; he said, adding that Ukraine was &#8220;not a victim, it is a fighter&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">He continued: &#8220;Ukraine has not yet won, but it has certainly not lost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Zelensky&#8217;s remarks came after Moscow said Ukraine had attacked Russian power and energy facilities overnight, blaming drone attacks for a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The Ukraine government&#8217;s Centre for Countering Disinformation said it had been reported that the shooting down of a drone allegedly caused the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The centre blamed Russia for &#8220;spreading manipulations&#8221; and said Russia accusing Ukraine of &#8220;allegedly carrying out targeted strikes&#8221; on the power plant &#8220;are typical methods&#8221; of Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">There were no injuries and the fire was quickly extinguished, the plant&#8217;s press service said on messaging app Telegram. It said the attack had damaged a transformer, but radiation levels were within the normal range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The United Nations&#8217; International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was aware of reports regarding the fire, but could not independently confirm them. Its director general said &#8220;every nuclear facility must be protected at all times&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The IAEA <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-68757082\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 bGFWdi\" rel=\"noopener\">has repeatedly called on both Russia and Ukraine<\/a> to show maximum restraint around nuclear facilities in the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Also on Sunday, Russia and Ukraine both confirmed a prisoner swap had taken place, with 146 soldiers on each side being exchanged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Russia&#8217;s defence ministry also said eight people from <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0q198zyppqo\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 bGFWdi\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia&#8217;s Kursk region, which was partially occupied by Ukraine for several months<\/a>, had been handed over and would return home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Zelensky said those returned by Russia included soldiers, border guards and civilians, most of whom have been in captivity since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">He also said journalist Dmytro Khilyuk, who was &#8220;kidnapped in the Kyiv region&#8221; at the start of the war, was coming home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">Tears of joy as families reunite in Ukraine after prisoner swap<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Independence Day celebrations were held in Kyiv, as the country marked its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Canada&#8217;s Prime Minister Mark Carney took part in the celebrations, and stood beside Zelensky at St Sophia&#8217;s Cathedral as he addressed the crowd:<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;I want to say something very simple and important: Canada will always stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">He said drones, ammunition and armoured vehicles, part of a $2bn Canadian dollars (\u00a31bn) military package, would be delivered to Ukraine as early as September, Ukrainian media reported. The deliveries would make up more than half of a support package he announced in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Also present was US envoy Keith Kellogg &#8211; whom Ukrainian media reported was awarded the Order of Merit, first degree by Zelensky during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">After Zelensky thanked him and US President Donald Trump for their support, Kellogg could be heard telling Zelensky: &#8220;We&#8217;re going to make this work&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The Ukrainian president published a letter he received from Trump on X, which congratulated Ukraine on 34 years of independence and said &#8220;now is the moment to bring an end to the senseless killing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Zelensky thanked the US for &#8220;standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;We believe that by working together, we can put an end to this war and achieve real peace for Ukraine,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 hoQmHM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20250814-092707-b0ec5bc3fc-web-2.27.1-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8d40\/live\/f74a8070-8096-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EPA Two servicemen from the Ukrainian Guard of Honor raise the blue and yellow national flag in downtown Kyiv on 23 August 2025.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">EPA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">Servicemen raised a Ukrainian flag in the capital Kyiv as independence day celebrations began<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Andriy Yermak, Zelensky&#8217;s chief of staff, wrote on Telegram early on Sunday: &#8220;On this special day &#8211; Ukraine&#8217;s Independence Day &#8211; it is especially important for us to feel the support of our friends. And Canada has always stood by us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Meanwhile, Zelensky shared a letter from King Charles sending the people of Ukraine his &#8220;warmest and most sincere wishes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;I keep feeling the greatest and deepest admiration for the unbreakable spirit of the Ukrainian people,&#8221; the King writes. &#8220;I remain hopeful that our countries will be able to further work closely together to achieve a just and lasting peace.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Zelensky said the King&#8217;s &#8220;kind words are a true inspiration for our people during the difficult time of war&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The UK government also said Ukrainian flags would appear above Downing Street in recognition of the anniversary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that British military experts will continue to train Ukrainian soldiers until at least the end of 2026, with an extension to Operation Interflex &#8211; the codename given to the UK Armed Forces&#8217; training programme for Ukrainian recruits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Norway announced on Sunday that it would contribute about 7 billion kroner (\u00a3514m; $693m) of air defence systems to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Together with Germany, we are now ensuring that Ukraine receives powerful air defence systems,&#8221; Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The two nations are funding two Patriot systems, including missiles, with Norway also helping procure air defence radar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Also on Sunday, Ukraine and Sweden announced they had agreed to joint defence production, with Sweden&#8217;s defence minister saying it would &#8220;boost Swedish rearmament and meet the needs of Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">P\u00e5l Jonson wrote on X: &#8220;Ukraine will share and provide technology for its factories in Sweden and defence materiel co-produced in Sweden will be exported to Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 hoQmHM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20250814-092707-b0ec5bc3fc-web-2.27.1-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d818\/live\/0b11a820-809e-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters People pass by a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian defenders in Kyiv's Independence Square. Along with flowers and the Ukrainian flag there are also flags of other countries, including France.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">In Ukraine&#8217;s Independence Square, people pass a makeshift memorial to Ukrainians killed defending the nation <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">On Saturday, Russia said its forces in eastern Ukraine had seized two villages in the Donetsk region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Russian forces have been advancing very slowly, and at great cost, in eastern Ukraine and now control about 20% of Ukraine&#8217;s territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">A full-scale invasion of Ukraine was launched by Russia in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">There has been intense diplomacy over the war this month, with US President Donald Trump meeting his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on 15 August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The summit was billed as a vital step towards peace in Ukraine. However, despite both leaders claiming the talks were a success, Trump has since shown growing frustration publicly over the lack of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The US president has said he is considering either hitting Russia with further economic sanctions or walking away from peace talks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to make a decision as to what we do and it&#8217;s going to be, it&#8217;s going to be a very important decision, and that&#8217;s whether or not it&#8217;s massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both, or we do nothing and say it&#8217;s your fight,&#8221; Trump said on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Zelensky has repeatedly called for an unconditional ceasefire and his European allies have also insisted on a halt in fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">He has accused Russia of &#8220;doing everything it can&#8221; to prevent a meeting with Putin to try to end the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Putin was ready to meet Ukraine&#8217;s leader &#8220;when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all&#8221;, accusing Zelensky of saying &#8220;no to everything&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Press via AP Canada&#8217;s Prime Minister Mark Carney joins Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, as they lay wreaths at the memorial wall in Kyiv&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[354,519,2334,4456,6877,571,162,2294],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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