Ukraine has claimed sweeping successes in the northeastern Kharkiv region, including the city of Izyum \/AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised “victory” on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv’s army in a lightning counter-offensive. The visit came at a decisive moment in Russia’s six-month-old invasion, with Ukraine expelling Moscow’s forces from swathes of the east and seriously challenging the Kremlin’s ambition to capture the entire Donbas region. “Our blue-yellow flag is already flying in de-occupied Izyum. And it will be so in every Ukrainian city and village,” Zelensky said in a statement on social media. “We are moving in only one direction — forward and towards victory.” Pictures distributed by his office showed the Ukrainian leader wearing dark green and flanked by guards as he took selfies with soldiers and thanked troops at a flag-hoisting ceremony. Zelensky’s visit to Izyum comes at a decisive moment in the invasion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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