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Thursday, March 3, 2022
Zelensky: Putin won’t be able to hide from God; ‘No bunker can protect you’
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In a video address reported by the online Ukrayinska Pravda news site, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that “no bunker” will protect him from God’s judgment.
“The enemy has not succeeded on any of their strategic fronts. They are desperate. They are doomed,” Zelensky said in the video earlier today, according to the report. “Kyiv survived last night and withstood another airstrike. Our air defense has done its work.”
The Ukrainian president reportedly added: “Russia targeted the Cathedral of the Assumption [Uspensky Sobor] in Kharkiv. One of the oldest Orthodox monuments of the city and of the country. During wartime, the Cathedral offered shelter to Kharkiv residents. Shelter for everyone: the faithful and non-believers alike. For everyone: because we are all equal. It is a holy place. Now, wrecked by the war.”
Putin and Russia’s forces “count on the fact that God’s retribution isn’t instant,” Zelensky is quoted saying. “But He sees. And answers. You cannot hide from His answers. No bunker can protect you from God’s answers.”
Zelenskyy promised that the cathedral will be restored, the report said, as will every building and street.
The Times of Israel Community.