Zelensky visits Snake Island in the Black Sea, a symbol of anti-Russian resistance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the tiny Black Sea snake island, whose defenders defied a Russian warship at the start of the invasion, as the conflict enters its 500th day.

500 days of full scale war.

Snake Island. Free island of free Ukraine.

I thank all those who fought against the invaders here. We remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives in this war – one of the most important during a full-scale war.

Pride… pic.twitter.com/RODccfWkWm

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa) July 8, 2023

“Today, we are on Snake Island, which, like Ukraine, will never be invaded by invaders because we are a brave country,” Ukraine’s president said in an undated video posted on social media.

500 children were killed

On Saturday, Zelensky confirmed that he discussed the defense and grain deal files during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

According to a news agency, Zelensky added.Form of UkraineUkrainian official: “During the meeting with the President of Turkey, he held talks, which he described as “very important”, and discussed the security file in the Black Sea region and Europe in general.

The President of Ukraine expressed his gratitude for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, security of the state, people and their interests and interest in the summit being prepared in Vilnius (NATO summit). Security and development of the Grain Export Agreement across the Black Sea and further efforts to achieve food security.

The United Nations has condemned the civilian casualties since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

More than nine thousand civilians, including 500 children, have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion, the United Nations Human Rights Watch in Ukraine said in a report released Friday. Officials have previously said. The number could be much higher.