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On December 20th, Ukrainian president Zelensky came to the war-torn town of Bakhmut with an undeclared visit.
Zelensky quickly visited a shelter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the western outskirts of the town which remains one of the bloodiest battlefields in Eastern Ukraine.
“He visited the advanced positions, awarded the fighters with insignia and valuable gifts. The president has already left Bakhmut,” Presidential spokesman Sergei Nikiforov told the Ukrainian media.
Unlike other Zelensky’s trips to the Donbass cities located close to the front lines, his visit to Bakhmut was modestly covered the media. A video of Zelensky presenting awards to Ukrainian military personnel was published online.
Ukrainian soldiers traditionally posed with the emblems of the 1st SS Panzer Division:
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Zelensky’s trip was an important PR victory, as the battle for Bakhmut left the MSM headlines just a few days ago. In his turn, head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin promptly responded to another media provocation of the Kiev regime.
Prigozhin recorded several videos from another side of Bakhmut front lines and jokingly offered Zelensky to meet before the president leaves the war-torn town.
“I was sitting at the headquarters on Pervomaika, they said, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelensky came. I quickly rushed towards Bakhmut, now the guys will work out with Malka system. If he pays attention, I am ready to meet at any moment. ” Mr. Prigozhin said in one of the videos.
In another video, Yevgeny Prigozhin asks to send a message to Zelensky in Morse code. However, the message did not reach its nimble addressee.
