He said at a memorial in a forest outside Kyiv that "we are coming here in order not to forget this history, and not to forget means not to repeat."
Yushchenko also announced plans for an official day of remembrance every third Sunday in May.
(AFP)
World War II: 60 Years On
World War II: 60 Years On
A microsite devoted to RFE/RL's coverage of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in May 2005.
See also:
60 Years Later, Nagasaki Bomb Witness Is Finally Heard
For One Hiroshima Survivor, A Journey From Hate To Reconciliation
