The tweets commemorate the 242-day defense of Donetsk airport by Ukrainian soldiers from 2014 to 2015. The defense demonstrated the resilience and bravery of the Ukrainian spirit. President Zelenskyy and others paid tribute to the 'Cyborgs' who defended the airport. The battle for Donetsk airport ended 9 years ago, with Russia seizing the last part from the heroic Ukrainian 'cyborgs' who held out for months. Zelenskyy expressed that without Western help, the resistance could not have lasted for two years.
Zelensky said that “without Western help, we could have resisted for the first days, weeks, maybe months, but not for two years,” After two years, the West has exhausted artillery shell reserves & demonstrated that prized equipment is unreliable & inappropriate for this war. https://t.co/H3RGMJD2zN
The battle for Donetsk airport ended on this day 9 years ago, when Russia’s forces seized the last part of it from the heroic Ukrainian “cyborgs” who held out for months; many were killed. I was there the day it began… My book THE WAR CAME TO US covers the war from 2014 to 2023. https://t.co/x7yLU7FOna https://t.co/q5b6werFJe
Objectives have been at odds with deployed capabilities. Western military aid in 2023 has not been robust enough to help Kyiv make additional breakthroughs, edited: @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/enjIH8dddP
“Without help, we could resist for the first days, weeks, maybe months, but not for two years,” - Zelensky said https://t.co/PWn6Y6OXBS
‘The War Came to Us’ by @ChristopherJM gives a great insight into events in 🇺🇦over the 10 years from the Maidan to the full scale invasion, from his firsthand experiences. Also an introduction into Ukrainian’s themselves for the uninitiated, which is fascinating. A great read. https://t.co/ykAfq4Mvyz
Objectives have been at odds with deployed capabilities. Western #military aid in 2023 has not been robust enough to help #Kyiv make additional breakthroughs, edited: @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/enjIH8cFoh
The Ukrainian counteroffensive, launched in mid-2023 against well-prepared and entrenched Russian defences, proved costly for Kyiv as it repeated Russia’s mistake of attacking along multiple axes, edited: @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/enjIH8cFoh
Today, Ukraine remembers the soldiers who defended Donetsk Airport in 2014. The war didn’t begin 2 yrs ago & we recall the sacrifices Ukrainians made fighting Russia when it tried to stop Ukraine from moving toward EU in 2013, began aggression in eastern Ukraine & annexed Crimea. https://t.co/X4x2hzyG4D
"Today is the Day of Remembrance of the defenders of Donetsk Airport, heroes who wrote an important page in the history of the struggle for our Independence," Commander in Chief Zaluzhnyi wrote. https://t.co/JiVLfXXNa3
Zelenskyy honored the memory of the defenders of Donetsk airport Fighting with the occupiers there lasted from September 2014 to January 23, 2015. "242 days of steadfastness and bravery of our defenders. The feat of the cyborgs proved: Ukrainians cannot be broken. The world… https://t.co/UehgSOeZF4
🫡 @ZelenskyyUa honoured the memory of the cyborgs who defended the Donetsk airport🇺🇦 💬 "242 days of resilience and bravery of our defenders. The feat of cyborgs proved that Ukrainians cannot be broken. We remember everyone who fights for the country!” https://t.co/6itDrkED6z
On January 20, #Ukraine remembers the Cyborgs, heroes who defended #Donetsk Airport from 2014 to 2015. These events once again demonstrated that the strength of the Ukrainian spirit is more resilient than concrete and Russian weapons. Eternal glory to the heroes!🇺🇦 https://t.co/krjApkI5Qo
Cyborgs withstood, concrete could not withstand! January 20 — Memorial Day of Defenders of Donetsk Airport. For 242 days, Ukrainian militaries defended the airport. We remember the feat of our Heroes. 📹: @United24media https://t.co/Bt09TXR98Q
The #Ukrainian counteroffensive, launched in mid-2023 against well-prepared and entrenched #Russian defences, proved costly for #Kyiv as it repeated Russia’s mistake of attacking along multiple axes, edited: @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/enjIH8cFoh
242 days of the Donetsk airport defense. 242 days of our defenders’ fortitude and bravery. The Cyborgs' feat proved that Ukrainians are unbreakable. Back then, the world could already see what Ukrainians were capable of. We remember everyone who fights for our country. https://t.co/MwK2VRUucZ