{"id":227738,"date":"2022-12-21T08:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=227738"},"modified":"2022-12-21T08:26:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:26:18","slug":"day-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/day-300","title":{"rendered":"Day 300: Zelenskyi visits Bakhmut, Ukraine is The Economist\u2019s country of year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zelenskyi visits Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, December 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi made an unannounced visit to Bakhmut, in Donetsk region \u2013 a site of some of the fiercest battles. He met with the Ukrainian troops defending the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the 300th<\/sup> day of Russia\u2019s invasion, Zelenskyi visited frontline positions of a mechanized brigade in Bakhmut that defends approaches to the city, the Office of the President said. A commander reported to the President on the operative situation and supply of the troops, making several suggestions for future actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President thanked the Bakhmut defenders for courage, resilience and firmness that they demonstrated. Zelenskyi gave them state awards. He awarded members of the mechanized and motor infantry, mountain assault, tank, artillery and airmobile units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUkrainian service members are defending our lives. We, too, sometimes must risk our lives to support our guys,\u201d the President said, speaking to journalists after his visit to Bakhmut. \u201cI think that\u2019s fair,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time the news surfaced of the President\u2019s visit to Bakhmut, he was already gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n