Ukrainian president signs on legendary stele of Donetsk Oblast – photo

Ukrainska Pravda
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President Zelenskyy signed on the stele of Donetsk Oblast. Photo: Zelenskyy/Official
President Zelenskyy signed on the stele of Donetsk Oblast. Photo: Zelenskyy/Official
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited Donetsk Oblast and signed on the legendary stele at the entrance, which was previously painted over by Pokrovsk "activists".

Source: Zelenskyy's official Telegram channel

Quote: "Our Donetsk Oblast. Our warriors. Our volunteers. Ukrainian people. All those who defend our state and its independence are the life of Ukraine. We should always appreciate the people who do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine lives and does not obey the occupier.

And we must always preserve the memory of everyone who gave their lives so that the whole of Ukraine could survive. Our independence is our people, their strength, and the spirit of all those who in 2014 and on 24 February chose the path of courage – the path of Ukraine",  Zelenskyy wrote.

 

Local activists previously painted over the stele in Donetsk Oblast

Photo: Zelenskyy / Official

Details: Earlier, four volunteers from Pokrovsk "renewed" the stele at the entrance to Donetsk Oblast on their own: they removed the stickers of the units and painted over the soldiers' signatures, then covered the monument with fresh paint.

Such a "renovation" of the memorial sign, which the military had been signing for ten years of the war, caused outrage among Ukrainians.

In particular, Iryna Tsybukh, the Hospitallers medical battalion paramedic wrote: "I'm in pain. It was a memorial sign with a super-powerful meaning and history, not just a message about entering the area. There were the signatures of our brothers who are no longer alive. Perhaps it hurts so much because nothing is over yet, and it is already painted over with paint as if nothing happened."

 

The military has already started returning stickers and signatures to the stele

Later, the military again started leaving their signatures and stickers on the stele.

 

Photo: military Yevhen Cherepnia

Read more: Zelenskyy inspects construction of fortifications in Donetsk Oblast – video

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