Zelensky’s office posted a video on the Telegram of a visit to the city of about 485,000 people near the Black Sea, which has been repeatedly hit by Russian bombing. The president toured a heavily damaged apartment building, met with Mykolaiv’s regional director Vitaly Kim, and presented state awards to some local leaders, the BBC reported. “Our brave men. “Each of them works well,” said Zelensky, dressed in his usual military shirt in olive green. “We will definitely endure! We will definitely win! “ His office said officials discussed the state of the economy, the restoration of water supplies and the agricultural situation. Warships take part in naval military exercise in the Barents Sea.Sputnik via AP “Special attention was paid to the threats from land and sea. “We do not stop working for victory,” the statement said. It was not clear exactly when Zelensky’s visit took place, but the news came a day after a Russian strike killed two people and injured 20 others in the city. The trip was followed by meetings in Kyiv with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday and an announcement that Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union had the support of its president. Boris Johnson speaks to military officials after returning from Kyiv, Ukraine.POOL / AFP via Getty Images When he returned to Britain, Johnson warned of the danger of “Ukraine fatigue” around the world as the war continued – now in its 114th day. “The Russians are moving inch by inch and it is vital for us to show what we know to be true, that is, that Ukraine can and will win,” Johnson told reporters. “When Ukraine starts to get tired, it is very important to show that we are with it for a long time and offer them the strategic resilience they need.” It would be a “disaster” if Russian President Vladimir Putin were able to secure cities in southern Ukraine and the eastern Donbass region, he continued. Zelensky visits a hospital in the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv on Saturday.EPA The United Kingdom Department of Defense wrote on Twitter that Russia has renewed its efforts to advance south of the eastern city of Izyum in the past two days, aiming to encircle the besieged city of Severodonetsk from the north. He also accused Russia of using humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to evacuate “as a means of manipulating the battlefield and enforcing the evacuation of people.” Russia has repeatedly been accused of forcing Ukrainian civilians to evacuate into territories it controls instead of heading west. Prime Minister Johnson addresses media after arriving at RAF Brize Norton after his trip to Kiev.POOL / AFP via Getty Images In other developments: The Danish military says a Russian warship has entered its Baltic Sea waters for the second time early on Friday. The Russian corvette was removed from the water after radio communication from the NATO member’s navy, the Sun reported. Danish Foreign Minister Jepe Kofod has said he will formally protest to the Russian ambassador. “We will not accept this kind of Russian challenge,” Kofod said. The violation was, “A profoundly irresponsible, gross and utterly unacceptable Russian provocation,” Kofod later wrote on Twitter. “The methods of intimidation do not work against Denmark.” the tweet included the hashtag #WeAreNATO The Biden administration’s plan to sell four large, armed unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine has stalled amid fears that advanced surveillance equipment could fall into enemy hands, Reuters reported, citing two anonymous sources. Zelensky holds press conference with the Heads of State of France, Germany and Romania at Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.POOL / AFP via Getty Images The objection to the sale was raised during a review by the Pentagon’s Defense Technology Administration, which works to keep high-value technology safe. The scheduled sale, which has been out since March, had previously been approved by the White House. “The Ukrainian bombing of the eastern part of Donetsk has damaged part of the Donetsk National University, along with government buildings, such as schools, homes and shops,” the separatist pro-Russian mayor told the Telegram. The bombings reportedly trapped 77 miners in a coal mine in the breakaway region. Power at the mine has been cut off and 77 remain underground, Reuters reported, citing Russia’s state-run RIA news agency. The Ukrainian president is taking a tour of a severely damaged apartment building.EPA – The British Johnson said that Ukraine should be allowed to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, after winning this year’s event, after the organizers of the show said that it will host the United Kingdom. Tradition says that the winning country will host next year. “The Ukrainians have won the Eurovision Song Contest; they deserve it and I think they can and I think they should,” Johnson said. “I believe that Kyiv or any other safe city in Ukraine would be a fantastic place to have it and I very much hope that the European Broadcasting Union will recognize that.”
