Lukashenko addresses Belarusians on National Remembrance Day

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko addressed his compatriots with a message on the occasion of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People. This was reported to BelTA by the press service of the Belarusian leader.

"Today, all of Belarus remembers the tragic events of June 22, 1941. In the early morning, the war treacherously invaded our home, ruthlessly destroying destinies, families, cities, and villages. For more than three years, the Belarusian land literally groaned from the atrocities of the Nazis. Every third resident of the country perished in the destructive fire of war," the address reads.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that inhuman cruelty did not break the will of our people: "The defense of the native land united the entire civilian population of the republic in a general resistance to fascism. Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers were subjected to torture and terror, but they preserved their honor and dignity."

"Decades of prosperous life later, a situation has again arisen on the planet where the fabric of peacetime is about to tear. Another wrong step by cynical Western politicians could be the last for the greater part of humanity. Knowing firsthand the horrors of war and the price of victory, the Belarusian people preserve historical truth, strengthen state sovereignty and national unity for the sake of peace on their native land," the head of state noted.

Address by the President of the Republic of Belarus on the occasion of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People

Dear compatriots!

Today, all of Belarus remembers the tragic events of June 22, 1941. In the early morning, the war treacherously invaded our home, ruthlessly destroying destinies, families, cities, and villages.

For more than three years, the Belarusian land literally groaned from the atrocities of the Nazis. Every third resident of the country perished in the destructive fire of war.

Inhuman cruelty did not break the will of our people. The defense of the native land united the entire civilian population of the republic in a general resistance to fascism. Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers were subjected to torture and terror, but they preserved their honor and dignity.

Decades of prosperous life later, a situation has again arisen on the planet where the fabric of peacetime is about to tear. Another wrong step by cynical Western politicians could be the last for the greater part of humanity.

Knowing firsthand the horrors of war and the price of victory, the Belarusian people preserve historical truth, strengthen state sovereignty and national unity for the sake of peace on their native land.

On this sorrowful day, in honor of the liberator soldiers and all those who fell but were not conquered, let us bow our heads in a moment of silence.

Alexander Lukashenko

June 22, 2023.

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