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Around 34,000 Jews were killed by Nazi German soldiers on September 29, 1941, at the Babi Yar ravine in Ukraine.
Kyiv (Ukraine), Jan 27 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Sergey Dolzhenko).- Ukrainian Jews gathered Wednesday in Kyiv to commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.FOOTAGE OF THE COMMEMORATION IN KYIV.
"Ukraine is fighting for the ideals of Europe" says Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, while on a symbolic visit to Kyiv on May 9, to mark Europe Day. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Von der Leyen accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of "attempting to destroy" European values with his invasion of Ukraine.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv to mark the Europe Day celebration of peace and unity, as Ukraine delivers a symbolic retort to Moscow's Victory Day parade. The president of the European Commission travelled on an overnight train from Poland to see President Volodymyr Zelensky and work on Ukraine's quest for eventual EU membership. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vows that Russian forces will be defeated in Ukraine like Nazi Germany was beaten in World War II, commemorating Victory in Europe Day. "All the old evil that modern Russia is bringing back will be defeated just as Nazism was defeated," Zelensky says in a video statement.