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BIZARRE: Zelenskiy visits troops in eastern ukraine in effort to boost morale | Mind Blowing Facts

Volodymyr Zelenskiy shakes hands with a soldier
Volodymyr Zelenskiy presents an award to a Ukrainian soldier during his visit to Pokrovsk. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has made an unannounced visit to the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine to bolster morale among troops, amid continuing advances by Russian forces.

The Ukrainian president recorded a video address against the backdrop of Pokrovsk, a city with a prewar population of about 61,000 that has experienced some of the most intense fighting during the 28-month-long full-scale invasion.

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