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Ukraine, Zelenskyy visits Bakhmut’s hot front. PHOTO
The Ukrainian President unexpectedly reached troops on the country’s eastern front, in an area hit by clashes and bombing, to personally offer his support. “Thank you for your courage, resilience and strength in repelling enemy attacks,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram
“We will not give up our country.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s stark words come at the end of his visit to the hot frontline of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, which is hit by Russian bombs every day
“Thank you for the courage, resilience and strength shown in repelling enemy attacks” – Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram – “Your courage shows that we will resist and will not give up what is ours.” The Ukrainian President has decided to personally support those fighting in what he dubbed the “Bakhmut Fortress,” the city in the Donetsk region that Russian forces have been trying to capture for months and is currently the hottest spot on the front lines
In Bakhmut, Zelensky met and rewarded the military. Prior to his message, the Ukrainian Presidency’s press office announced that the head of state “arrived without prior notice of the visit,” a necessary step to ensure the safety of the visit even in an area bitterly disputed with Fly