(UPDATE) KYIV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday vowed more 'retribution' against Russia and signed a law banning the Moscow branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the country celebrated its third independence day since the Russian invasion began.
Zelenskyy released a video filmed in a forested border area from where Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia on August 6.
WALL OF WOE Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (foreground) and his wife Olena lay flowers at the Wall of Remembrance in the capital Kyiv on Aug. 24, 2024, the 33rd anniversary of the country’s independence from the Soviet Union. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE PHOTO VIA AFP