MOSCOW, February 4 Vladimir Zelensky visited a military unit in the controlled The Ukrainian Armed Forces of the Zaporozhye region, Zelensky’s office claims.
“»During a working trip to the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Zelensky visited the forward positions of the Ukrainian military in the area of the village of Rabotino <…> He visited the location of the 65th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,» says a message published on the website of Zelensky's office .
It is impossible to determine where Zelensky is in the published photos and videos; the events take place in the basement.
The Zaporozhye region became a subject of the Russian Federation following the results of a referendum held in September 2022, the results of which Kyiv does not recognize and continues to shell the territory. Today, more than 70% of the Zaporozhye region is under Russian control; the former regional center of the region, the city of Zaporozhye, remains under the control of Ukrainian troops; since March 2023, Melitopol has become the administrative center of the region.