Follow live the latest news about the war in Ukraine
March 22 () –
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has traveled this Wednesday to the Donetsk region (east) to visit near the front line in the city of Bakhmut, one of the main objectives of the Russian forces in recent weeks. of offensive.
The Ukrainian Presidency has indicated in a statement that Zelenski’s visit is part of “a working visit” and has stressed that the president “has visited positions of the Ukrainian Army on the front in the Bakhmut area”, where he has received information about the “operational situation” and “the course of hostilities”.
Zelenski has thanked the soldiers deployed in the area and has given awards to several of them. “I am honored to be here today, in the east of our country, in Donbas, to reward our heroes, thank them and shake their hands. Thank you for protecting the state, sovereignty and eastern Ukraine,” he said.
Likewise, he has gone to a hospital to visit various soldiers injured in the fighting. “Thank you for defending Ukraine. I wish you a speedy recovery,” said the Ukrainian president, who also handed out medals to some of the wounded.
“I would like to thank you for your professionalism and your work. It is necessary to save the lives of many people who are defending our country until victory. They are defending it on their front. I wish you health and thank you for returning this health to the children and girls who are in the front”, has settled.
The visit of the Ukrainian president has come hours after the intelligence services of the United Kingdom pointed to a “realistic possibility” that the Russian offensive against Bakhmut is “losing the limited momentum it had achieved”, after a counterattack by the Ukrainian forces. in the zone.
