Zelensky visits Ukrainian troops on front lines in Avdiivka

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the city of Avdiivka, located on the front line in the Donetsk region, where he honored soldiers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 110th Mechanized Brigade.

“I personally thanked the warriors. We reviewed the defense situation and our troops’ key needs with the commander,” said Zelensky in a post on his Telegram channel. He described Avdiivka as one of “the toughest spots of the frontline.”

He also thanked all the soldiers on the front for their service and for a year which “the whole country withstood thanks to such soldiers.”

The head of the Ukrainian president’s office Andriy Yermak also joined Zelensky in Avdiivka.