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Ukraine: Zelensky makes first official post-crisis appearance outside Kyiv

The President visited, handed out commendations to troops on the Kharkiv frontlines

Published: Sun 29 May 2022, 6:14 PM

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May 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, his first official appearance outside the Kyiv region since the start of Russia's attack on February 24.

"You risk your lives for us all and for our country," the President's office website cited him as telling the soldiers, adding that he handed out commendations and gifts.

Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on the Telegram app that the president had also visited Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv.

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Yermak said Zelenskiy toured destroyed residential buildings, noting that their replacements had to be built with bomb shelters in place.

The president's chief of staff added that 31% of Kharkiv region's territory was currently occupied by Russia, and a further 5% had been taken back by Ukraine having been occupied earlier.



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