Ukraine Aflame. War Chronicles: Month 1. Speeches and addresses by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The morning of February 24, 2022, when Ukrainian cities were woken up by explosions, had been expected to be a blitzkrieg to conquer the country by killing civilians and destroying cities. However, Ukrainians courageously and fearlessly resisted. The Kremlin failed to fulfil its plan of the fast conquest and coup d’état in Ukraine. The key obstacles for the invaders were the solidarity of Ukrainians and the stamina of the Ukrainian Armed Forces together with other defenders. Therewith, the cost