September 15, (THEWILL) – A motorist collided with a vehicle carrying Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, as his motorcade passed through Kyiv, his Press Secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov, said early Thursday.
In a brief social media post, Nikiforov said President Zelensky was not seriously injured in the accident
“In Kyiv, a passenger car collided with the car of the President of Ukraine and escort vehicles.
“Medics accompanying the President provided the driver of the passenger car with emergency aid and transferred him to an ambulance. The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were detected.
“The law enforcement officers will investigate all the circumstances of the accident”, he wrote.
In his nightly televised address shortly after the accident, Zelensky said he had just returned from the area around Kharkiv, adding that “almost the entire region is de-occupied” after a lightning counteroffensive to dislodge Russian troops.
“It was an unprecedented movement of our soldiers — the Ukrainians once again managed to do what many thought was impossible”, Zelensky said.
The development comes after Zelensky visited the recaptured city of Izyum, a key logistics hub in north-eastern Ukraine.
During his visit, he thanked troops who took part in a swift counter-attack against Russian occupiers, and oversaw a flag-raising ceremony.
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