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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Ukraine’s Zelensky appears unharmed in first public appearance since Kyiv car accident

EPA

Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to have shaken off his recent car accident as he was pictured greeting the president of the European Commission in Kyiv on Thursday.

The Ukrainian president was not seriously hurt in the incident on Wednesday night, his spokesperson announced on social media, but the cause of the accident is still being investigated.

It happened as Mr Zelensky was returning from the city of Izium, where he had been celebrating the success of Ukrainian troops in reclaiming territory from the Russians.

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