3 August 2026, Kyiv – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi, together with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Ukraine, paid tribute in Kyiv to those who lost their lives in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

The officials visited the Lukianivka metro station, which was heavily damaged by Russian attacks, before proceeding to Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), where they honoured Ukrainians who lost their lives defending their country’s independence, sovereignty, and freedom.

“Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression has, for the fifth consecutive year, continued to claim lives, tear families apart, and destroy towns and villages. The faces in the portraits displayed here in Independence Square remind us of the courage and dedication of those who defended their homeland—people who sacrificed their lives so that Ukraine could remain free.

The resilience of the Ukrainian people contributes to the security of the Republic of Moldova and of Europe as a whole. This war must end. We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and remain united in defending peace, freedom, and the right of every nation to determine its own future,” Mihai Popșoi stressed.

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi is on a working visit to Ukraine at the invitation of Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha.