On his trip to Sloviansk in the Donbass, the Ukrainian President greeted the soldiers present “with all his heart”.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sloviansk in Donbass, Ukraine, about forty kilometers from Bakhmout, the region’s main battlefield, on Tuesday, December 6, the presidency announced on social media.
In a video shot by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of the entrance to the city of Sloviansk, the Ukrainian head of state greeted his country’s soldiers “from the bottom of my heart” on the occasion of Armed Forces Day. celebrated on Tuesday. “We always start by commemorating our fallen heroes, all those who gave their lives to Ukraine,” he said, standing in front of the city’s name carved in concrete and painted in yellow and Ukrainian blue.
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Unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been on the front lines many times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
Sloviansk is an iconic city because it was occupied by pro-Russian separatists armed by Moscow for a few months in 2014 before being taken over by the Ukrainians. Sloviansk is also 45 kilometers from Bakhmout, which Russian forces have been attempting to capture with extensive destruction since the summer, so far without success.
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