Zelensky visits his troops on the front line in the Donbass

To show that the Russians have not won, the Ukrainian president again made a symbolic visit on Sunday. Volodymyr Zelensky has indeed visited his troops on the front line in the Donbass, in the east of the country where the war is raging, he announced in a video posted on social networks.

“We were in Lysytchansk, we were in Soledar,” said the leader who went to command posts in these localities near Severodonetsk, a key city in Moscow’s offensive in the Donbass mining basin. He also visited Bakhmout, in the south-west of the Donetsk region, and spoke with soldiers, the presidency said.

During his journey, Volodymyr Zelensky “deeped his knowledge of the operational situation on the defensive front line”, specified the presidency. “I want to thank you for your great work, for your service, for protecting all of us, our state. I am grateful to everyone,” he told the military. ” Take care of yourself ! »

Contrast with the style of Vladimir Putin

“I am proud of everyone I have met, whom I have shaken hands with, whom I have communicated with, whom I have supported,” the Ukrainian president also declared in his daily speech. He also specified that he had traveled to Zaporizhia, to meet residents of Mariupol who managed to flee this strategic port on the Sea of ​​Azov almost completely destroyed by Russian bombardments.

Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to the battlefield gave him an important overview of military operations and boosted the morale of his troops on the front line, says former Australian Army General Mick Ryan . It also demonstrated that he had “complete confidence in his army” and served to sharpen the contrast between his leadership style and that of Vladimir Putin, he added on Twitter. “I’m pretty sure Putin won’t accept an invitation to visit ill-fed and poorly led – but well-armed – Russian troops in Ukraine at any time,” he said.