Five years ago Zelensky officially became the president of Ukraine
Source: Bukvy
Five years ago, on May 20, 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky officially became the president of Ukraine.
On New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2018, Zelensky announced on the air of the 1+1 TV channel that he would run for the presidential elections.
On January 21, the Servant of the People party nominated Zelensky for the presidency, and on January 25, he submitted documents to the election commission. Soon, Zelensky presented his program.
In the second round of elections held on April 21, 2019, Zelensky defeated the then president Petro Poroshenko, gaining 73.22% of the vote against 24.45%.
Twelve TV channels broadcast the 2019 inauguration ceremony live. Volodymyr Zelenskyi assured in his speech that for the sake of peace in Donbas, he was ready to do anything, even to lose the chair of the head of state.
Zelensky’s first decision as president was to dissolve the parliament. Volodymyr Zelensky also called for the dismissal of the heads of the Security Service, the Ministry of Defense, and the Prosecutor’s General Office of Ukraine.
A kamikaze drone flies directly toward an armored personnel carrier. But instead of penetrating the hull, it explodes on a steel screen. The crew survives. This is the new reality for Ukrainian forces, who have received enhanced protection thanks to the Metinvest project within “Steel Front of Rinat Akhmetov”.
To commemorate the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion, “Bukvy” has compiled data on the largest donors supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Among them there are charitable foundations and businesses. The list includes, in particular, foundations that provide assistance exclusively from their own resources, without fundraising (such as SCM by Rinat Akhmetov, Epicenter, etc.).
In just 1.5 months, Ukrainian specialists have created an innovative protective shell for the control modules of anti-aircraft missile systems (AMS) Patriot and Iris-T SLM. This development was another step in strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities, aimed at protecting key elements of the air defense system from debris damage.
Military serviceman of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine with the call sign “Paradox” is the crew commander of the American M113 armored personnel carrier. He is a master at using it and is constantly improving, because the legionnaire’s skills are tested every day in battle. You have to drive to the front lines, often under artillery fire and drone attacks.
Notorious supporter of the concept “in order for a cow to eat less and give more milk, it needs to be fed less and milked more” “Servant of the People” Danylo Hetmantsev, under the guise of “business requirements”, registered a draft law on the collection of VAT on all foreign purchases, regardless of their value. In other words, every Ukrainian, buying goods of any value and purpose abroad, when sending them to Ukraine, will have to pay an additional fifth part, or 20% of the cost of the goods.