Dear friends!

On the 28th of October Ukraine celebrates the Day of Liberation from Nazi invaders.

On this day in 1944 Carpathian operation ended. It lasted six weeks, and this day Soviet troops entered the modern border of Ukraine. This victory extremely influenced the subsequent course of the war.

Let us recall some figures that should be know by all Ukrainians. Military operations of World War II in Ukraine lasted for 40 months - from 22 of June 1941 to the end of October 1944. During this time, the loss reached unprecedented proportions. According to various sources, including the dead, the victims of the concentration camps, deported, evacuated and those who have moved into exile with the retreated Nazis Ukraine has lost about 14 mln. people. The invaders destroyed more than 700 towns and 28,000 villages, 250 of them burned with residents.

Truly, it was not easy to live under the wing of "liberators", but the fact that Ukrainians made a high effort to the victory in World War II - is uncontested.

We have to honor the memory of our ancestors. We have to grind for them and give thanks for all that they did to Ukraine, to free itfrom occupation. They put their lives and our eternal gratitude – is their main award.

Ukrainians paid a terrible price for freedom and independence. Now again it's one of those periods of history when you have to fight with the enemy, who came to your land. I have no doubt that Ukraine will win, because the ability to fight for their homeland isflowing in the Ukrainian’s blood. On this day I want to remember the lines from the Taras Shevchenko’s poem: "Fight - overcome, God helps you!"