Russia Selenskyj travels to the frontline town of Pokrovsk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has traveled to the frontline city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region in the east of the country. "This is a tense section of the front", the head of state wrote on Telegram.
18.11.2024, 14:47
SDA
He awarded several soldiers with medals. "It is only thanks to your strength that the east is not completely occupied by the Russian Federation," said Selensky in the video published with the post.
The front line between Ukrainian and Russian troops runs just under eight kilometers south-east of the mining town, which had around 60,000 inhabitants before the war. In February, Russian troops captured the town of Avdiivka near Donetsk, which had long been defended by Ukraine, and have been slowly but steadily advancing towards Pokrovsk ever since.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian invasion for almost a thousand days.
