Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits two towns near front in eastern Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits two towns near front in eastern Ukraine
June 6, 2022, 7:52 am

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lefts a sign on an arm of his supporter as he attends a meeting with internally displaced people from Mariupol, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine June 5, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERSReuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday (June 5) he had visited two towns near the front of battles against the Russian army after meeting troops in Zaporizhzhya region.

Zelenskiy said in his nightly video: "After that I went with the head of (my) office to the east. We were in Lysychansk and Soledar."

"I am proud of everybody I met, everyone I shook hands with, everyone with whom I connected with and had expressed my support."

Lysychansk is in the Luhansk region and Soledar is in the Donetsk region -- making up the Donbas, the focus Russia's advances in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a position of Ukrainian service members, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine June 5, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Friday (June 3) marked Ukraine’s 100th day of war against Russia. The devastation is clear from the images of destroyed cities and bodies in the streets.

President Zelenskiy says tens of thousands of civilians have perished, but the true toll of this war has been harder to calculate.

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“Our team is much bigger. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are here. The most important — the people, the people of our state are here. Defending Ukraine for 100 days already. Victory will be ours," he said.

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