'Because of You, We Will Win': Ukrainian MP Sends Women's Day Message to Her 'Fighting' Compatriots

Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik has sent an International Women’s Day message to her compatriots, congratulating the “incredible” women of her country who are “standing up and fighting”.

This year, she said, Ukrainian women will be “carrying guns” as well as flowers on International Women’s Day, to “protect our country along with our men from Putin”.

She praised the “incredible” Ukrainian women. “Because of you, we will win,” she said. Credit: Kira Rudik via Storyful

Video Transcript

KIRA RUDIK: Hey, so it's already past midnight here in Kyiv, and it's officially International Women's Day. Usually on this day the kids are giving their mummies flowers and cards to say how special they are. This year our kids have been robbed of this opportunity. They are either at refugee camps or very far away from us to keep them safe. This year, Ukrainian women will receive flowers. But these are not only flowers that we will be carrying, because we are also carrying guns to protect our country along with our men from Putin, crazy dictator, and from the war that Russia is bringing in. I want to congratulate all Ukrainian women who are standing up and fighting. You are incredible. Because of you, we will win.