PRESS RELEASE : In Donbas, the President honored the memory of Ukrainian defenders perished in the battles for Avdiivka

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 17 February 2022.

During a working trip to the Donetsk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Avdiivka and honored the memory of Ukrainian defenders perished in the battles for the city.

The Head of State laid flowers at the Memorial to the Fallen Soldiers of the JFO/ATO.

Together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the ceremony was attended by Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov, and Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko.