Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians again, this time – "on our Easter""
Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska. Photo: a screenshot from Zelensky's YouTube channel
On April 12, 2026, as on April 5, Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on Easter. Together with his wife Olena, the President spoke about the meanings and significance of Christ's Resurrection.
According to him, "this day has always been about family, the warmth of home, about children’s laughter in it. So that this laughter may be heard, thousands of Ukrainians on the frontline defend Ukraine and their families." According to the President, the meaning of Easter for Ukrainians is in "our identity." "Each year, we prepare – we put together Easter baskets, paint pysanky, bake paskas, decorate our homes, plant trees and flowers," he said.
The President highlighted that "we got through this winter. The hardest in our history. But one that lost. Lost to us."
"For the fifth year in a row, we do this despite the pain, all the trials, and the evil that surrounds our land. We do it, proving that Ukrainians always remain Ukrainians," the Zelenskys said.
Zelensky also stated, "Ukraine stands firm, resolute, unshaken – knowing for whom and for what. So that the fifth Easter in a time of war is followed by the first Easter in peace."
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that on April 5 Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on Easter.
Read also
TCC Comments on Mobilization of UOC Church Rector in Volyn
The TCC stated that the UOC priest was mobilized due to the absence of a deferment or reservation, after which the MMC declared him fit for service.
Romanian Church сlergy visit Krasnoilsk monastery for Transfiguration
Clergy and monastics of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited the UOC monastery in Krasnoilsk for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
Medic: Asked my father about wounded UOC cleric; he said: finish him off
Military anesthesiologist Uliana Kashchii said that when a wounded UOC priest came to her, her father advised her to finish him off.
Hundreds of UK mosques seek state-funded security amid terror threats
A total of 311 mosques in the UK are awaiting government funding for security measures, while £40 million is allocated annually to protect Muslim sites.
In Vilkhovets, TRC abducts priest on night before Transfiguration of the Lord
Archpriest Volodymyr Hordiychuk was taken away in handcuffs by TRC officers.
In India, 10 Catholics converting non-believers to Christianity released
After 104 days in prison, an Indian court released on bail ten Catholics accused of illegally converting people to Christianity.