President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits frontline city, as Russian shelling intensifies in Ukraine's east
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits frontline city, as Russian shelling intensifies in Ukraine's east

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid another visit to troops on the frontline of Ukraine's war against Russia, praising soldiers holding forward positions as brave and hard-working, vowing the country will prevail. Key points: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy handed out medals and posed for selfies with troops in the southern Mykolaiv region Luhansk's governor says Russia is sending a large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk from other battle zones Ukrainian authorities reported overnight shelling of multiple locations in the eastern regions of Luhansk and Kharkiv, and further west in Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk A video posted to Mr Zelenskyy's official Telegram account on Saturday showed the President in his trademark khaki T-shirt, handing out medals and posing for selfies with the troops in what appeared to be an underground shelter in the southern Mykolaiv region. Mr Zelenskyy's office later said he had also visited national guard positions in the Odesa region, where he thanked troops for their service, saying: "As long as you live, there is a strong Ukrainian wall that protects our country." Sievierodonetsk expecting influx of Russian reservists On the battlefields, the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk — a prime target in Moscow's offensive to seize full control of the eastern Luhansk region — was under heavy artillery and rocket fire as the Russian forces attacked areas outside the city, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday.

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