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President Joe Biden commemorates the 91st anniversary of the Holodomor, a famine orchestrated by Joseph Stalin that killed millions of Ukrainians, and reaffirms U.S. support for Ukraine amidst ongoing Russian aggression. Biden honors the resilience of the Ukrainian people and pledges continued assistance in their defense and pursuit of a Euro-Atlantic future.
Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, experienced what officials described as Russia's largest drone attack during the ongoing war, leaving five people wounded and causing damage to buildings across the city. The attack, which began in the early hours of Saturday, involved 75 drones, with 71 being successfully downed by Ukrainian air defenses. The mayor reported that an 11-year-old girl was among the injured, and a children's nursery caught fire due to fragments from a downed drone. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack, noting its timing on the day of remembrance for the Holodomor famine, which Ukraine considers a genocide. The target of the attack remains unclear, but Ukraine has warned of potential aerial campaigns targeting its energy system.
Hanna Domanska, a 96-year-old survivor of the Holodomor famine in Ukraine, recounts the devastating period of chronic starvation that killed millions of Ukrainians from 1932 to 1933. Domanska's family was targeted by Soviet authorities, who took away their belongings and banished them to Siberia. Her mother, brother, and sister perished during this time, but Domanska survived by foraging for food and relying on the care of her aunt. She shares her harrowing experiences and emphasizes the importance of remembering the Holodomor as a genocide. Domanska, now living through Russia's war on Ukraine, remains hopeful that her country will prevail.