In the morning , the news came that two Transcarpathian soldiers also lost their lives in the fighting for the defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian news portals announced on February 25. one of them, 29-year-old Sándor Kis (in our opening picture), served in the Ukrainian navy and fell near Ochakov. he left behind two children.

The news of the soldier's death was announced by his wife on her social media page, which was also confirmed by former schoolmates and friends from Ungvár. The sailor - who enlisted as a soldier at the age of 18 in 2012 - served on one of the Ukrainian warships during the Russian operations aimed at occupying the Crimean Peninsula, which was the last to be captured by Russian soldiers. A film was also made about the heroic stand of the Ukrainian sailors, in which Sándor Kis played an episodic role. The other fallen soldier, Bilak Vaszil from Münkac, was only 22 years old.

We will not lay down our arms, we will defend our country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech published on social media on Saturday, in response to Moscow's earlier call for the Ukrainian army to lay down its arms.
"Don't believe the fake news, I'm still here," he emphasized in a recording of only forty seconds, which he made public on Twitter. There were reports of the president leaving the country and ordering Ukraine to surrender to the Russians.
In the recording, Zelensky stated: He will stay in Kyiv.
At the same time, he called on the Ukrainians to defend the capital under Russian siege.

Source: pestisracok.hu / magyarnemzet.hu Photo: karpatalja.ma