Mr. Dmytro Natalukha:

It has been an honour and a pleasure. I am privileged, as we all are, to be here. Senator Higgins mentioned cluster bombs. There are also phosphorus bombs. The Senator who has military experience is, unfortunately, not here any more. Those present probably do not know the way to protect oneself from cluster or phosphorus bombs.There is no way. If such a bomb falls on you, it burns everything to the ground. Even if you are in a car or covered by a roof, it will literally not stop burning.

These things are what is called unsolicited knowledge. We never wanted to know them, just as our children never wanted to know how to distinguish the sound of different arms and weapons. Unfortunately, this is the brutal and ugly reality we have to face, even today. The good news in all of this is that, while the war has clearly and very frankly shown who our main enemies are, it has also shown who our main friends are. My heart is warmed to be in this room full of friends and people who care and who show that care not just in their words, but in their actions, their courage in coming to Ukraine and Kyiv, their incredible hospitality and the actions they have undertaken through different platforms including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and all other institutions and bodies. We do not doubt who our true friends are for a second. It is truly an honour and a privilege for me to be here today in this great House among friends. I thank the House again. Glory to Ireland.