President of Ukraine and Representatives of Nearly 50 Countries Commemorate the Victims of Babyn Yar

On September 29, a commemorative ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy was held at Babyn Yar in Kyiv. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with diplomats and representatives of nearly 50 countries, gathered to honor the memory of those who were murdered at Babyn Yar.

During the ceremony, President Zelenskyy spoke about the importance of remembering the crimes of the past and their relevance to Ukraine today.

“We must remember the terrible things that happened here many years ago. And today, they are happening again—this time at the hands of the Russians,” the President said.

President Zelenskyy also expressed his gratitude to diplomats and the international community for their support of Ukraine.

As part of the commemoration, Rabbi Rafael Rutman, Vice President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, recited the memorial prayer El Male Rachamim. Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch recited a psalm, and Rabbi Moti Levenhartz recited the Kaddish.