Nadya Prishlyak, Veronica Prokhorenko15:23, 02/04/24

The soldiers did not expect this.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky visited the location of the 65th separate mechanized brigade near the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.

He reported this on Telegram. “It’s an honor to be here today. To support the soldiers and reward them. They have a difficult, decisive mission on their shoulders – to push back the enemy and protect Ukraine. We are proud of our soldiers, we thank everyone,” Zelensky wrote.

He emphasized that “all reasonable people in the world” understand that Ukrainian soldiers have the most difficult job, and all Ukrainians are proud of them.

According to the Office of the President, during a working trip to the Zaporozhye region, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky visited the forward positions of the Ukrainian military near the village of Rabotino.

Zelensky heard information about the operational situation from the commander of the Zaporozhye operational group of troops, Vladimir Gorbatyuk.

The leader of Ukraine also handed over the presidential award “Cross of Military Merit” to the commander of the reconnaissance platoon, senior lieutenant Andrei Olshansky, and also awarded the soldiers the Bohdan Khmelnitsky Order “For Courage.” 

The video shows that one of the fighters took off his uniform and gave Zelensky the chevron of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade.

Zelensky arrived in Rabotino

The young fighter told the President of Ukraine that he was pleasantly surprised that he visited the combat positions. In response, Zelensky noted that there is nothing special here, because this is normal.

(C)UNIAN 2024