Watch as two Ukrainian soldiers who will be taking part in the Victory in Europe (VE) Day commemorations speak to Stephen Dixon and Ellie Costello on GB News.They told the People’s Channel they hope to celebrate their own victory day soon as war with Russia continues to rage on.“We are so happy to be here to celebrate 80 years victory in Europe”, they said.“We feel support from the British people, we shook hands and they expressed their wish for us to win our nation.“I think our nation will be proud of us. They’re always happy to see Ukrainian representatives, especially at such a great event like this in London.“We are expecting to celebrate our own victory day as soon as possible.”
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00:00What does it mean for you to be here?
00:03Good morning everyone.
00:05We are so glad to be here as a representative of Ukraine
00:10to take part of this parade
00:14to celebrate 80th anniversary victory in Europe.
00:18So, thank you for that.
00:20And what does it mean to you, can I ask,
00:22to be involved with British and some NATO troops today
00:26at a time when obviously your country is under such threat?
00:31We would like also to thank all our partners for their support
00:35and to be part of the free world,
00:38fighting against evil that came to our land once more.
00:44You've been rehearsing with the British Armed Forces since Thursday, haven't you?
00:49Yeah.
00:50What have those rehearsals been like?
00:52It wasn't enough time for us to prepare for this perfectly,
00:57but we spent a few last days with British and other NATO allies of practicing.
01:09Also, the main one was during the night in London.
01:13It was really impressive.
01:15especially when the band started to play the music in the middle of night
01:21and maybe a walk some people.
01:24But yeah, it's just because to do it perfectly today.
01:30Do you feel a sense of support from the British people being involved in something like that?
01:36Yeah, that's for sure.
01:37That's for sure.
01:38Every we met, they always supported us.
01:40They shake our hands and wish to win our nation.
01:45I was going to say, what do you think it will mean to your colleagues back at home,
01:50who will be hopefully aware that you're taking part in this?
01:55Yeah, I suppose they're going to be proud of us because we're always happy to see Ukraine representatives somewhere take part,
02:10especially in such a great event here in London, in central London.
02:15And the two countries have always had a very close bond, haven't they?
02:19If we look back to the Second World War, we fought on the same side then,
02:23and now we're here celebrating and commemorating 80 years later.
02:28And we're expecting to celebrate our own Victory Day as soon as it's possible.
02:34Well, hopefully we can be involved in that at some point as well.
02:38Gentlemen, it's a real honour. Thank you very much indeed.
02:41And I hope it goes well for you today.
02:43Thank you very much indeed, and I hope it goes well for you today.
02:44Thank you very much indeed, and I hope it goes well for you today.