KYIV —
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the
country’s war-ridden east for the first time since the Russian invasion, on a
trip to Kharkiv region, from where Moscow has retreated in recent weeks.
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Zelensky’s office posted a video on Telegram of him
wearing a bullet-proof vest and being shown heavily destroyed buildings in
Kharkiv and its surroundings.
In Kharkiv and the region, “2,229 buildings have been
destroyed. ... We will restore, rebuild, and bring back life. In
Kharkiv and
all other towns and villages where evil came,” the post said.
The Ukrainian leader has been based in Kyiv since
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale attack on February
24.
In the video,
Ukrainian soldiers showed Zelensky
destroyed trucks on the side of a road going through a field.
“In this war, the occupiers are trying to squeeze
out at least some result,” Zelensky said in a later post.
“But they should have understood long ago that we
will defend our land to the last man. They have no chance. We will fight and we
will definitely win.”
He also met local officials — the governor of Khariv
region and the mayor of the city — to discuss reconstruction programs for the
region.
He called on them to “find cool projects” to rebuild
destroyed areas.
“This is a chance for such districts to have a new
face,” Zelensky said.
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