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Ukraine will fight 'until the end', Zelensky says on Independence Day

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answers questions of journalists during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 23, 2022, amid Russian invasion. Sergey Dolzhenko, EPA-EFE " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/05/05/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answers questions of journalists during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 23, 2022, amid Russian invasion. <em>Sergey Dolzhenko, EPA-EFE </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>KYIV<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday vowed in an Independence Day address that his country would fight Russia&#x27;s invasion &quot;until the end&quot; and would not be making &quot;any concession or compromise&quot;.</p><p>&quot;We don&#x27;t care what army you have, we only care about our land. We will fight for it until the end,&quot; Zelensky said in a video address on Wednesday, which also marks six months since the invasion began.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/23/22/six-months-on-russians-divided-on-ukraine-conflict">Six months on, Russians divided on Ukraine conflict</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/24/22/stories-of-war-six-months-into-russias-invasion-of-ukraine">Stories of war six months after Russia invaded Ukraine</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We have been holding strong for six months. It&#x27;s tough but we have clenched our fists and we are fighting for our destiny,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Every new day is a reason not to give up. After such a long journey we do not have the right not to go on to the end,&quot; he said.</p><p>Referring to Russia, he added: &quot;We will not try to find an understanding with terrorists.</p><p>&quot;For us, Ukraine is the whole of Ukraine. All 25 regions, without any concession or compromise.&quot;</p><p>Close to 20 foreign delegations in the Philippines expressed their &quot;greater resolve than ever to stand with Ukraine&quot; as they commemorate the 31st anniversary of Ukraine&#x27;s independence in light of what they regard as &quot;the ongoing brutal, unprovoked, and unjustifiable war of aggression of the Russian Federation.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We condemn and will not recognize Russia’s continued attempts to re-draw borders by force, which is a blatant violation of international law, and breach of the United Nations Charter,&quot; a joint statement of the embassies of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and many others read.</p><p>They said &quot;Russia&#x27;s illegal war&quot; affected the Philippines, &quot;through increases in the prices of fuel, food, fertilizer, and other essential commodities.&quot;</p><p>&quot;These effects are exacerbating poverty during a critical period of the country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,&quot; the diplomats said.</p><p>They hailed the Ukrainian people for their courage and resolve to defend their country &quot;and in their fight for a peaceful, prosperous and democratic future.&quot;</p><div><strong>- with report from ABS-CBN News</strong></div><p>bur-dt/yad</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p><div><strong>RELATED NEWS</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2190593" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday vowed in an Independence Day address that his country would fight Russia's invasion until the end.