{"id":34230,"date":"2025-02-24T13:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/first-thing-zelenskyy-hails-three-years-of-resistance-on-anniversary-of-russian-invasion\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:08:35","slug":"first-thing-zelenskyy-hails-three-years-of-resistance-on-anniversary-of-russian-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/first-thing-zelenskyy-hails-three-years-of-resistance-on-anniversary-of-russian-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Zelenskyy hails \u2018three years of resistance\u2019 on anniversary of Russian invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It follows Russia\u2019s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German election<\/p>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, hailed \u201cthree years of resistance \u2026 three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians\u201d, as foreign leaders arrived in Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the latest war news?<\/strong> Russia launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/video\/2025\/feb\/23\/russia-launches-major-ukraine-drone-attack-on-eve-of-third-anniversary-of-invasion-video-report\">biggest drone attack<\/a> on Ukraine, using 267 drones and killing at least four people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did<\/strong> <strong>Zelenskyy say about US demands? <\/strong>He claimed the Trump administration was asking Ukraine to pay back $2 for every $1 of military aid the US provides going forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do we know about the death toll after three years of war?<\/strong> Zelenskyy said in December that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/10\/ukraine-war-briefing-our-war-dead-43000-and-russias-198000-says-zelenskyy\">43,000<\/a> Ukrainian soldiers had been killed, with 370,000 injured. US officials estimated last October that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/10\/us\/politics\/russia-casualties-ukraine-war.html\">600,000<\/a> Russian troops had been killed or wounded. In November, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-briefing-notes\/2024\/11\/ukraine-grim-milestone-1000-days-russia-launched-full-scale-armed\">12,162<\/a> civilians killed, including 659 children, though the total is likely much higher.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/24\/first-thing-zelenskyy-hails-three-years-of-resistance-on-anniversary-of-russian-invasion-ukraine\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It follows Russia\u2019s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German election Good morning. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, hailed \u201cthree years of resistance \u2026 three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians\u201d, as foreign leaders arrived in Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion. 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