Embassy of Ukraine organized an event in Avdarma to commemorate the victims of the Holodomor
On Saturday, Ukraine commemorates the victims of the Holodomor and other famines intentionally created by the Soviet regime. The Embassy of Ukraine in Chisinau, in collaboration with the Avdarma Village Museum, the Association of Gagauz Societies in Ukraine, the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Moldova, Viacheslav Dragnev, and the Holodomor Museum, organized a commemorative event in the southern region of Moldova. The Embassy of Ukraine invites everyone to observe a moment of silence at 4:00 p.m.
During the Holodomor of 1932-1933, millions of Ukrainians perished from hunger due to the actions of the Soviet regime, stated Paun Rohovei, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Chisinau, in an interview with Radio Moldova Comrat.
"If you understand the history of your people and your state, you can envision a future," he remarked. "Visiting the south of Moldova, particularly in Gagauzia, I found that the people of the Republic of Moldova, including those in Gagauzia, experienced similar horrors to those endured by the Ukrainian people. This realization prompted my decision to commemorate the victims of the Holodomor here, and I am grateful for the support of the authorities for this event. Our aim is to create a small bridge of understanding and to truly acknowledge what happened in the past. As history shows us, we share a common past filled with tragic elements.”
Paun Rokhovei highlighted that Russia continues its genocidal actions against Ukraine, which pose threats to global security.
"Years have passed—90, to be exact—and yet the mindset of those trying to impose totalitarian and dictatorial regimes remains unchanged. Ukraine is currently defending freedom, dignity, and its homeland at the cost of human lives. I assure you that we will do everything in our power to achieve peace. We are a peace-loving nation and desire a lasting peace more than anyone else, but it must be a just peace. The criminals must be held accountable," the diplomat emphasized.
The Holodomor, also known as the Great Famine in Ukraine, occurred between 1932 and 1933 and resulted in the deaths of between 3.5 and 7 million people, according to various estimates. Most of the victims were peasants, whose grain and other food supplies were confiscated in an effort to suppress resistance to collectivization and to undermine the Ukrainian nation as a social entity. Historians who recognize the Holodomor as genocide emphasize these motives behind the tragedy.
