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I read this year's Christmas message in a book by President Zelensky “Voice from Ukraine”.

President Zelensky gave this speech on September 1, 2021:

Ukraine's national anthem begins with "Not yet dead, Ukraine's glory and freedom." These are words that underline our fight for Ukraine's freedom and democracy.

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Ukraine ranked 104th out of 180 countries in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, a notable improvement compared to the previous year (Transparency International, 2024).

Some facts about the terror war from Ukraine's neighbors:

• Russia and President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine with large forces on February 24, 2022. More info 
• Russian forces and traitors from Ukraine previously controlled the Crimean peninsula and parts of the Ukrainian counties of Donetsk and Luhansk.
• Since the total invasion, Russian forces have taken control of even more areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. The Russian-occupied areas now make up around 18 percent of the country.
• The fronts in the war have largely been deadlocked since autumn 2022.
• Ukraine's and President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's stated goal is to recapture all Russian-occupied territories, including the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
• Western countries support Ukraine with large amounts of weapons and military equipment.
• Russia do not state how many soldiers they lose on the battlefield. It is estimated that up to 350,000 soldiers have been killed and wounded in the war.
• The UN has registered over 10,000 civilians killed in Ukraine, but the real figure is probably much higher.
• 6.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the invasion, and another 3.7 million are internally displaced.
  

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(Sources: UN, The New York Times, NTB)