Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny on the Day of Remembrance of Heroes of Battle of Kruty thanked everyone who defends the state, its independence and future.

"On January 29, 1918, the Ukrainian People's Republic army completed its combat mission on the field near Kruty – it stopped the Russian occupiers who were rushing to Kyiv. Some 106 years have passed, and now Ukrainian soldiers are again giving battle to Russian occupiers along the entire front line and proving every minute that Ukraine was, is and will be free and independent. We honor the memory of the Ukrainians who gave their lives in the battle of Kruty, which became a symbol of the heroism and self-sacrifice of the younger generation in the fight against the aggressor," he said in the Telegram channel.

Zaluzhny thanked everyone who is now defending the state, its independence and future.