Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a position of members of the Ukrainian Special Operation Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2023.  Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
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President Zelenskiy surprises troops at Bakhmut front line

On Saturday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Ukrainian troops near the eastern Bakhmut front line.

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Ukrainian troops near the eastern Bakhmut front line on Saturday.

Photos published by Zelenskiy on Twitter showed him meeting troops and looking at maps in a dimly lit, windowless concrete-walled room. He praised Ukraine's Special Operations Forces.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards members of the Ukrainian Special Operation Forces at their position near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2023.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards members of the Ukrainian Special Operation Forces at their position near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2023.

"The performance of tasks for the sake of Ukraine by you, guys, is truly heroic," Zelenskiy wrote.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards members of the Ukrainian Special Operation Forces at their position near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2023.

(Reporting by Max Hunder, Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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