On the anniversary of the Battle of Kruty (29 January), Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has stated that Ukraine was, is and will be free and independent. Source: Zaluzhnyi on Telegram Quote from Zaluzhnyi: "On 29 January 1918, the Ukrainian People's Republic army fulfilled its combat duty on the field near Kruty - it stopped the Russian invaders marching towards Kyiv.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the memory of Ukrainian heroes at Askold's Grave on the anniversary of the 1918 Battle of Kruty. Source: Zelenskyy on Facebook Quote from Zelenskyy: "All our heroes, all those who gave their lives for Ukrainian independence, freedom and future are forever in the history of our people.