On the occasion of Independence Day, a total of 1,756 lit candles have been laid out in the shape of Ukraine’s Coat of Arms and the Ukrainian words for ‘free’, ‘strong’ and ‘unbreakable’ in a local park in the city of Dnipro.
A renovated dormitory for IDPs who left Mariupol, which was captured by the Russian army, was presented in Dnipro. Housing certificates were given to 11 families.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to Russia’s recent missile attack on the city of Dnipro, having expressed confidence that the Ukrainian side will do everything to bring Russia to full punishment for aggression and terror against civilians.
France slammed Russia's strikes on Ukraine, including on a Dnipro hospital Friday morning, calling them “war crimes” that “cannot go unpunished,” according to a statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Russian invaders are undertaking the so-called active defense measures, mining the left bank of the Dnipro, Ukraine’s main water artery.
As part of his visit to Dnipro, President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel visited a dormitory for internally displaced persons (IDPs), which has been operating since 2014.