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Ukraine President's Chief Of Staff Says Russia 'Will Pay' For Soviet-Era Famines


Ukraine's annual memorial day for the victims of Holodomor famine takes place this year on November 26. (file photo)
Ukraine's annual memorial day for the victims of Holodomor famine takes place this year on November 26. (file photo)

Russia will pay for a Soviet-era famine that left millions of Ukrainians dead during the winter of 1932-33 and for its actions in the current war in Ukraine, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration said on November 26. "The Russians will pay for all of the victims of the Holodomor and answer for today's crimes," Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram, using the Ukrainian name for the disaster. Ukraine's annual memorial day for the victims of Holodomor takes place this year on November 26. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.

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