The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the first day of the weekend during the meeting with veterans of the Nikolaev area told that without the Ukrainians would Not be a Victory In the Second world war. "Wouldn't win this war without the Ukrainians! There's nothing even to discuss! The fact remains: the contribution of Ukrainians in the victory over Nazism is very large. Wouldn't be without us the Victory ", - quotes the expression Poroshenko his press service. He called "outrageous" by some statements about the fact that the Russian Federation would have won the war even without Ukraine." These words - It is a desecration of the memory of fallen soldiers and a mockery of the feelings of the living veterans, " - said the Ukrainian leader. Poroshenko also said that the red army fought about 6 million inhabitants of Ukraine. In General in the country During the 2nd world war cost the lives of about 8 million people, representing more than 40% of the total losses of the Soviet Union. at the end of March, the Ukrainian head Petro Poroshenko has established a new annual holiday - day of memory and reconciliation, which will be celebrated on 8 may. And on may 9, Ukraine will honor the veterans of the great Patriotic war, Poroshenko explained. He ordered the 8 and 9 may be held in Kiev and other cities and towns of the events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory. Poroshenko also promised to do all in their power to prevent destabilization of the situation in the country during the may holidays. Russian officials have repeatedly stated, because It was a shared Victory won by the people of different nationalities. For example, the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin noted that it is necessary to remember the heroism of commissioners of all nationalities. State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin said that the officers and soldiers of the Soviet army was one homeland, and at the front, nobody came to share on Russians and Armenians, Ukrainians and Kazakhs, Tatars and Georgians ". This is Not the first phrase of the Ukrainian officials. During his visit to Germany in January, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke on the topic of the Second world war. Then in the interview to a TV channel He Yatsenyuk said about the " Soviet invasion of Ukraine and Germany ". The Russian military historians called the message Yatsenyuk deceitful and arrogant.