Ukraine war latest news: 'You can't destroy our dreams,' says Zelensky as war enters third year - BBC News

Ukraine's president calls on people to keep fighting, but the anniversary comes at a difficult time for Kyiv.

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Find out moreI have a TV Licence. Watch now.I don’t have a TV Licence.SummaryPresident Zelensky has issued a rallying cry to people in Ukraine as the country marks the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasionSpeaking from the site of a key early battle, Zelensky urged his country to keep fighting and said Russia could not destroy Ukrainian dreamsIt comes at a difficult time for Kyiv: over the past year Ukraine launched a failed counter-offensive on Russian-held territoryWestern leaders have laid wreaths in a ceremony in Kyiv as part of a visit to show solidarityUkrainian forces have also withdrawn from the eastern town of Avdiivka in Russia's biggest victory since the fall of Bakhmut in May last yearPresident Volodymyr Zelensky faces a tough challenge in ensuring international financial and military support for the war from Western allies continueHowever, Ukraine has successfully inflicted naval losses on Russia in the Black Sea and ended a blockade of its portsLive ReportingRelated StoriesLive Reporting Edited by Lauren Turner and Nadia Ragozhina

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