Petition about Mariupol defenders memorial day receives 25,000 votes

A petition calling for 20 May to become Mariupol defenders commemoration day  has received more than 25,000 votes in two days. Source: website of the President of Ukraine Details: The petition appeared on the president's website on 23 March.

It was initiated by Kateryna Prokopenko, wife of Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment and Hero of Ukraine. The petition received more than 25,000 votes in two days. Now Volodymyr Zelenskyy has to consider it.

The petition states that "the battle for Mariupol became a symbol of invincibility for Ukrainians," and the bravery of Mariupol defenders enabled Ukraine "to tie in a large group of enemy forces in the south of the country" and "to prevent the enemy from fully developing gains in other parts of the front."

The author of the petition emphasises that hundreds of dead, wounded and captured soldiers proved with their faithful actions that they deserve a memorial day. Background: It was on 20 May that thousands of Azovstal defenders left the bombarded steelworks under the order from high command to save their lives. Later, the defenders of Mariupol were taken prisoner by the Russians.

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