ZELENSKYY DECLARES UKRAINE’S ARMY THE BEST IN EUROPE AND REFUSES TO SURRENDER DONBAS 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇪🇺 Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid an emotional tribute to Ukraine’s defenders, praising the soldiers who prevented Russia from capturing Kyiv, liberated occupied territory and continue to hold the line in Donbas. “You defended our capital. You liberated Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts, also all of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast became free.” The Ukrainian president stressed that the country’s resistance is about more than territory. It is about the determination of its soldiers to defend their homeland, even after years of exhausting warfare. “You are not giving up our Donbas. You are not giving up Ukraine. You are the best defenders. You are the best army in Europe. Period.” For Zelenskyy, what distinguishes Ukraine’s armed forces is not simply their military training, battlefield experience or ability to adapt to modern warfare. It is something that cannot be measured in weapons inventories or military doctrines. “And that is simply the truth, because our military rests not only on doctrines and standards. It also has a heart — a heart that does not need an additional order to be brave.” After everything Ukraine’s soldiers have endured, Zelenskyy’s message was as much an expression of gratitude as a declaration of determination: the men and women defending the country have already demonstrated what their courage means, and they continue to carry the responsibility of Ukraine’s survival.