TABLE OF CONTENTS Born in the USSR Put on a Show Be Creative Servant of the People Winning the People Mr. President The Fight Is Here The Invasion Begins He Didn't Choose to Fight Important Dates Source Notes Selected Bibliography Index 10 14 16 20 22 26 32 34 36 40 42 46 47
SAMSUNG Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to his country's citizens on February 24 2022
Early on February 24 2022 the people of Ukraine woke to the sound of explosions Russia had begun what it called special military operations Nearly two hundred thousand Russian troops spilled across the border between the two countries Planes flew overhead Russia launched missiles It attacked major Ukrainian cities including the capital city of Kyiv Air raid sirens blared The Ukrainians wondered what would come next Later that morning President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on TVs across Ukraine He said that he had called the president of Russia Vladimir Putin Putin had not answered Zelensky spoke to the people of both Russia and Ukraine and told them that the Russian attack was a big step toward war He issued a warning If we'll be attacked by the enemy troops if they try to take our country away from us our freedom our lives the lives of our children we will defend ourselves Not attack but defend ourselves And when you will be attacking us you will see our faces not our backs but our faces
