We wanted to live until Victory Day, not reconciliation, - a veteran from Kyiv
09.05.2015 12:30
(Moscow time), Kyiv
The “Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation” introduced by the Ukrainian authorities is a spit in the soul of veterans, says retired colonel, veteran of the Great Patriotic War Alexander Solovyov.
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“Understand us, veterans - when we felt that the war was about to end, we wanted to live until Victory Day,” he said at a press conference dedicated to Victory Day.
The victory was a great joy for all the soldiers, he emphasized. “And when they now say that Victory Day should not be celebrated, this is a slap in the soul of veterans,” says the front-line soldier.
We wanted to live to see Victory Day, not reconciliation, says a veteran from Kyiv.