Zelenskiy promises victory over Russia on protest anniversary

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena Zelenska attend a commemoration ceremony at a monument to the so-called "Heavenly Hundred" for the people killed during the Ukrainian pro-European Union (EU) mass demonstrations in 2014, to mark the ninth anniversary of the start of the uprising, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Ukraine's annual Day of Dignity and Freedom on Monday by celebrating the sacrifices made by Ukrainian people since Russia's invasion and saying his country would endure and prevail.

In a video address to the nation, Zelenskiy hailed the contributions made by Ukrainians - from soldiers, firefighters and medics to teachers giving online lessons, villagers cooking for the military, tailors sewing uniforms and farmers ploughing their fields despite the risk.