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President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he visited two cities near the frontline of battles against the Russian army after meeting troops in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. "I went with the head of [my] office to the east. We were in Lysychansk and Soledar," Zelensky said in his nightly address. "I am proud of everybody I met, everyone I shook hands with, everyone with whom I connected with and had expressed my support." The city of Soledar is in Donetsk Oblast and Lysychansk is in the Luhansk region.
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The attack coincided with the beginning of the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual conference of business leaders and government officials hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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The visit comes only a day after one of Russia's heaviest attacks killed over 20 people and injured over 100 across Ukraine.
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