Today, the European Commission President is on a working visit to Kyiv. This is Ursula von der Leyen’s third visit to this country, since the Russian invasion on February 24th. She will have meetings with President Volodymyr Zelensky and PM Denys Smyhal, to discuss how to continue bringing the Ukrainian and European economies and people closer together as Ukraine moves towards EU membership. Russia continues to bomb the Ukrainian territory. Authorities in Zaporozhye and Kharkov have announced that missile attacks were launched overnight. On Wednesday President Zelensky visited the newly liberated Izium in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, after the country’s forces recaptured the city. He told journalists he was “shocked” by the number of destroyed buildings and “killed people” left in the wake of the Russian occupation. Ukraine’s counteroffensive has liberated 8000 square kilometers of territory, the Ukrainian President said.
