Selensky: Maidan protests ten years ago were "first victory" in the war against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has described the pro-European protests on Maidan Square in Kiev a decade ago as the "first victory" in the war against Russia. "The first victory in today's war happened. A victory over indifference. A victory of courage. A victory of the revolution of dignity," Selensky declared on Tuesday on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the protest movement.
The pro-European protests in Ukraine, which lasted for months and left more than a hundred people dead, began on Maidan Square in the center of Kiev at the end of 2013. Three months later, the demonstrations led to the fall of the government of pro-Kremlin President Viktor Yanukovych.
- Despite the Russian War of Aggression, President Selensky hails the Maidan protests as the "first victory" in Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia, marking a triumph over indifference and a revolution of dignity.
- The Maidan protests, initiated by pro-European Ukrainians in 2013, were a landmark event that took place on Maidan Square in Kiev, serving as a precursor to the current war against Russia, according to Selensky.
- The anniversary of Maidan protests, which ignited in the final months of 2013, has been commemorated by President Zelensky, who sees this peaceful revolt on Kiev's main square as a significant victory in the years-long war with Russia.
- In the heat of the Russian War, Ukrainian President Selensky reverently recalls the Maidan protests, heralding them as a profound "victory over indifference," paving the path to the revolution of dignity, and setting a generational milestone in the enduring confrontation with Russia.
Source: www.ntv.de
