“Ukrainians are a nation of peace, we do not want to kill anyone, but our state, our people have paid a very high price – 10 000 Ukrainians, including 2 700 Ukrainian soldiers, have scarified their lives for Ukraine’s right to be called an independent nation, for the restoration of our independence and also for an opportunity to break away with the “Russian empire”, he told leaders of the Ukrainian community and Crimean Tatar organizations in New York City on Monday, Sept. 18.
UNIAN: Poroshenko says 10 000 Ukrainians die in Donbas for Ukraine’s independence

The photo, released by the press-service of Ukrainian president on June 20, shows Petro Poroshenko during the working visit to the United States.