Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Slovyansk on Tuesday, December 6, in the Ukrainian Donbas, about forty kilometers from Bakhmut, the main battleground in the region, the presidency’s social networks said.
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In the video of Vladimir Zelensky, filmed at the entrance to the city of Sloviansk, the head of state of Ukraine greets.the bottom of (his) heartthe military of his country, on the occasion of Armed Forces Day, celebrated this Tuesday. “We always start by remembering our fallen heroes, all those who gave their lives for Ukrainehe said, standing in front of the name of the city carved out of concrete and painted in the yellow and blue colors of Ukraine.
Unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Zelensky has been on the front lines many times since the February 24 invasion of Russia.
Sloviansk is a symbolic city because it was occupied by Moscow-armed pro-Russian separatists for several months in 2014 before being captured by Ukrainians. Sloviansk is also located 45 kilometers from Bakhmut, which Russian forces have been trying to capture since the summer at the cost of considerable destruction, but have so far failed to do so.
Source: Le Figaro
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