Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyVolodymyr Zelensky is a Ukrainian artist, screenwriter, producer and politician.Volodymyr (sometimes visited today the frontline area in the Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine), DPA reported, citing an official statement from his office.

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"There are commanders who defend peaceful life in Ukraine, in the Kharkiv region, in the Kupyan direction," Zelensky said at a command post.

The Ukrainian president recalled the losses suffered by the armed forces of his country. "Everyone knows that this is the highest price, and so I ask you to take care of yourself, your comrades, your officers and soldiers," he said.

Zelensky then awarded medals to several officers.

"I thank the warriors for their service, for protecting our country! I wish them victory, to remain strong and to keep the pace," the Ukrainian president wrote in a Facebook post.

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The commander of the Ukrainian forces on this section of the front, Colonel General Oleksandr Sirsky, and several of his subordinates briefed the head of state on the situation along the Kupyansk-Liman defensive line.

Zelensky was accompanied by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.

Ukraine has been trying to fend off the Russian invasion for more than 21 months with Western aid. Kupyansk was liberated from Russian occupation in early September last year. The front line is now located almost seven kilometers from the city in the Kharkiv region.

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