Zelensky calls to light candles of memory: how to join the action

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Ukrainians on the Day of Memory of the Holodomor victims, calling for unity in preserving national memory and protecting the state. In his address, he urged everyone to light candles by their windows at 16:00, referring to them as 'millions of evidence of memory about the victims of one of the most terrible crimes in human history.' The President emphasized that Ukrainians have not forgotten the victims of the Holodomor and 'will never forgive Moscow for this genocide.' Zelensky also noted a parallel between past crimes and the present, warning of the threat from Russia, which 'has not changed and again brings death.'

We must be united in our defense just as we are united in preserving our national memory

On November 22, 2025, Ukraine honors the memory of the victims of the Holodomors and political repressions. This day is the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Holodomors of 1932-1933, as well as the mass famines of 1921-1923 and 1946-1947. The famine of 1921-1923 was the result of food confiscation, drought, and war, and researchers estimate the number of dead to be around 500 thousand people.