Zelenskyy visits Ukrainian troops on the frontlines in 1st visit outside Kyiv – National

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv area on Sunday, his first official look outdoors the Kyiv area for the reason that begin of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24.

“You threat your lives for us all and for our nation,” the President’s workplace web site cited him as telling the troopers, including that he handed out commendations and presents.

Zelenskyy’s chief of employees, Andriy Yermak, wrote on the Telegram app that the president had additionally visited Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis of Kharkiv.

Yermak mentioned Zelenskyy toured destroyed residential buildings, noting that their replacements needed to be constructed with bomb shelters in place.

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The president’s chief of employees added that 31% of Kharkiv area’s territory was at the moment occupied by Russia, and an additional 5% had been taken again by Ukraine having been occupied earlier.

— Reporting by Max Hunder