Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the newly recaptured city Izyum within the northeastern Kharkiv area, native media reported Wednesday.

Zelenskyy took half in a ceremony that noticed the Ukrainian flag hoisted in Izyum and greeted troopers collaborating within the counteroffensive towards Russian forces.

The ceremony, attended by high-ranking military officers, kicked off with a minute of silence in honor of fallen troopers.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian ministry of protection mentioned that greater than 300 cities within the northeastern area have been liberated, including that Russian forces had virtually retreated from Izyum.

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