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The President and the First Lady Honored the Memory of Holodomor Victims in Ukraine

23.11.2024, 16:01

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska took part in events commemorating the victims of the Holodomor-Genocide of 1932-1933, as well as the Holodomors of 1921-1923 and 1946-1947.

In the morning, a prayer service was held at the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra to commemorate the Holodomor victims in Ukraine.

The service was also attended by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, church leaders and representatives of religious organizations, heads of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, military personnel, military chaplains, and representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora.

After the prayer, the Head of State, the First Lady, representatives of the military and political leadership, and the clergy marched to the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska laid sheaf compositions at the Bitter Memory of Childhood monument and paid tribute to the Holodomor victims.

After the presidential couple, our warriors, including Heroes of Ukraine Roman Mamavko and Bohdan Dronov, as well as other participants, including representatives of the diplomatic corps, honored the memory of the victims of genocide.

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