Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, addressed a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
With Russia’s war in her home country continuing to rage, Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, the wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday, the third day of her high-profile Washington, D.C., trip.
Zelenska presented images of young girls and boys killed by Russian missile strikes, including 4-year-old Lisa, whom she had met around Christmas. The first lady also displayed the faces of employees at a Ukrainian shopping mall that was bombed by Russian forces. Since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24, Russia has launched more than 3,000 cruise missiles, Zelenska said.The faces of Ukrainian civilians killed in Russia's war are displayed on a screen behind Zelenska during her speech. “How many children like him are there in Ukraine?” Zelenska asked.
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