Zelensky: Vyshyvanka is our sacred amulet in this war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Ukrainians on Vyshyvanka Day.

According to Ukrinform, Zelensky said this on Facebook.

"This is our sacred amulet in this war. Happy Vyshyvanka Day, Ukraine!" the president wrote.

Ukrainians celebrate Vyshyvanka Day every year on the third Thursday of May. This year it is marked on May 19. This is a day when people in Ukraine and abroad wear Ukrainian traditional embroidered shirts, or vyshyvankas.