ROME. Ukraine’s Supreme Archbishop Svyatoslav Shevchuk condemned Vladimir Putin’s so-called “maximization” of Ukraine as justification for genocide.
“The Ukrainian people have been waging a brutal and bloody struggle for 81 days against the Russian aggressor, who killed the sons and daughters of the Ukrainian people and trampled our Ukrainian lands,” Archbishop Shevchuk said. Video message on Sunday. .
The Archbishop said that Russia’s goal in Ukraine today is the so-called “repudiation”. “But in fact, this is the genocide of the Ukrainian people, which is openly declared in some instructions.”
The dishonest use of such loaded vocabulary is “an example of how the enemy is destroying not only the cities and villages of Ukraine, but also the souls of not only Ukrainians, but people around the world, lured by lies,” he said. . . stated.
In his message, Shevchuk also urged intellectuals around the world not to remain silent and said, “If we do not now condemn the genocide against the Ukrainian people carried out by Russia on our land, the souls tempted by such a deadly ideology can be openly blamed. to destroy all humanity. ”
As in other cases, the Archbishop also issued an update from the ground up on the state of the conflict, noting that “bloody battles” took place in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporozhye.
He also added that “more than 170,000 civilians of hero Mariupol are suffering from severe hunger”, adding that the city was completely besieged and “all well-meaning people are shouting for safety all over the world”.
There, in Mariupol, “Ukraine’s victory is fake today,” he continued. “Therefore, I implore all who can save the people of this city of Mary: do your best!”
“We are praying and doing our best to save those who are on the verge of starvation and where tons of Russian bombs fall every day,” he added.
The archbishop also commented on Russia’s campaign to remove explosives from Ukrainian territory, noting that even in liberated areas “tens of thousands of hectares of Ukrainian land still await clearing.” And that will be a challenge for many years to come.
“But Ukraine is standing. Ukraine is at war,” he said. “With its trunk, Ukraine protects the world from the last danger that threatens the entire human race today.”
“And we feel that the Lord God is with us and that He has blessed us. Ukraine defeats its enemy every day. “Good will triumph over evil,” he said.
Source: Breitbart
