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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, visits the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, now the epicentre of fighting as Russia's invasion stretches into its tenth month. Zelensky meets military officials and hands out awards to Ukrainian servicemen, who have been holding back a fierce and months-long Russian military campaign against the city. The brutal trench warfare and artillery battles around Bakhmut -- once known for its vineyards and cavernous salt mines -- have flattened large parts of the city and its surroundings. IMAGES ++ 334W3D8 TEXT
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the town of Bucha outside the capital Kyiv where dozens of corpses, some with their hands bound, were discovered after Russian forces withdrew. He walks with Ukrainian troops amid ruined buildings and abandoned rusty military vehicles. IMAGES
Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov meets with Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region. Western countries have raised the alarm this month over reported Russian military activity near Ukraine, with the United States saying it has "real concerns" over a new troop build-up on the border. IMAGES
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visits the frontline in eastern Ukraine near Avdiivka, a day before the military announced that two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in clashes with Russian-backed separatists, testing a ceasefire brokered last year that had brought relative calm to the simmering trench conflict. IMAGES
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at Staten Island University Hospital in New York, to honor Ukrainian soldiers and talk to doctors, ahead of the UN General Assembly. IMAGES