Ukraine’s Zelenskiy praises frontline advances ‘in all sectors’ as Putin rails against Kyiv and west

The Ukrainian president visited the front in the wake of the aborted Wagner rebellion, as US denies involvement in Prigozhin’s uprising

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has praised Ukrainian troops for advancing “in all sectors” in his nightly address, after visiting frontline soldiers in the east and south of the country amid the turmoil in Russia caused by the Wagner uprising.

“Today in all sectors, our soldiers made advances. It is a happy day. I wished the guys more days like this,” Zelenskiy said on Monday night, speaking from a train after visiting two frontline areas.