We are building a Ukraine strong enough to live in security and peace.

Axar.az reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his Independence Day address to the people from Maidan Square in Kyiv.

“On this square, the square of our independence, may our children and grandchildren celebrate Independence Day under their own flags, on their own land. In peace. In calm. With faith in the future. With respect. I thank everyone who defends Ukraine in this war for independence — those who stand firm, who endure, who are capable, and who win.

It is worth living for such a goal. That is why we stand.

Happy holiday, great people of a great country!” Zelensky said.