The Ukrainian Roman Schwartzman survived the Holocaust has already offered a speech at the German Bundestag a few days ago in which he talked about what Vladimir Putin is doing in his country.
In his speech, the Odesa resident compared the Russian military aggression against Ukraine with the crimes of the Nazis during World War II. “At that time, Hitler tried to kill me because I’m Jewish. Now, Putin tries to kill me because I’m Ukrainian“He said.
“Since Russia attacked our civilian population, our cities and our energy system on February 24, 2022, our lives and our freedom are in danger again. Putin is trying to destroy us as a nation, as Hitler tried to destroy the Jewish people in World War II“He said.
In his speech, Schwartzman has assured that on December 29, 2023, his house was “reached by a missile.” “Miraculously I could save myself and my wife. We had fled to the basement. When we return to our apartment on the tenth floor, we do not recognize it. Everything was destroyed“He has detailed.
“Odessa, my hometown, is currently suffering a lot because of Russian terrorism. I see again destruction and suffering, I see the faces of the Ukrainian defenders who return from Russian captivity,” he added.
Taking advantage of the intervention, he has not hesitated to ask Germany for military help. “Ukraine needs air defense. ODESA needs air defense to protect people and ports. We need airplanes to gain aerial superiority. We need more long -range missiles to destroy the airfields and deposits of Russian missiles from which they attack us every day. We need their support to free people in occupied territories, “he said.
“I beg you to arm us so that Putin ends this war of annihilation. Once I escaped from destruction. Now I am old, but I have to live with the fear that my children and the children of my children become victims of an annihilation war, “he said.
