Ukraine's Zelensky visits front line outside Sievierodonetsk as Ukraine claims another Russian general

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited frontline troops and Ukrainian civilians in eastern and southern Ukraine on Sunday, including in areas under heavy Russian attack. In Zaporizhzhia, a city in the southeast, Zelensky met mayors of some occupied towns and "Mariupol residents who managed to leave the city alive and with children," he said Sunday night. In the Donbas region, Zelensky visited the city of Lysychansk in Luhansk oblast and the town of Soledar in Donetsk oblast.

Lysychansk is the western twin city to Sievierodonetsk, the focus of Russia's invading army and Ukraine's last stronghold in Luhansk. Soledar, just west of Lysychansk, has also been under heavy Russian attack. "I am proud of everyone I met, shook hands with, communicated with and supported. Something was brought for the military, but I will not detail it," Zelensky said in his nightly address. "And I brought something from them — to you. It is important: confidence and strength."

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.