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Zelenskyy visits frontline positions in Donetsk region, awards marines on their professional holiday

23 May, 2023 Tuesday
15:04

On his return from a foreign visit, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Vuhledar-Marinka defense line, Donetsk region, on the occasion of the Day of the Marines

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This is reported on the website of the President of Ukraine. 

The President spoke with Ukrainian soldiers and took part in the celebrations. Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that the Marines are a brotherhood of strong, enduring, faithful to their beliefs and vocation fighters who always demonstrate speed, determination and results.

According to the Head of State, since the beginning of the Russian aggression, military units and subdivisions of the Marines have been reliably holding defense in the most critical areas of the frontline, professionally and confidently destroying the invaders.

"Every day on the battlefield, the Ukrainian Navy proves that it is a powerful force that destroys the enemy, liberates Ukrainian lands, and performs the most difficult tasks in the most difficult conditions. And we need more of this force. That is why from today we are significantly increasing the potential of the Navy and creating the Navy Corps," the President said.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, new brigades will be formed and provided with modern equipment and weapons.

The President also awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine and presented the Order of the Golden Star to Colonel Yuriy Andriyenko and Colonel Mykola Palas for personal courage and heroism in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless service to the Ukrainian people.

  • On the margins of the G7 summit in Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss the "fighter jet coalition" and met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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