infrastructure. he also said russian troops, quote, don t care how many lives it ll take to try to raise their flag. the city is one of the last ukrainian strongholds in the donbas and has emerged as a place of epic fighting. still ukrainian resistance slowed down the russians, but the red army is now inching closer to encircling key cities in the east. meanwhile, president zelenskyy made a rare visit to the front lines yesterday, touring the city of kharkiv in the northeast. zelenskyy met ukrainian troops and assessed the damage in the country s second largest city. parts of which were recently liberated by ukrainian forces. he also handed out awards to army personnel and thanked them for their service, saying, quote, you risk your life for all of us and our state. this was zelenskyy s first official trip outside of the capital region, kyiv, since the war started in february.
not go anywhere? that remains to be seen. reporter: in the meantime, book early, avoid checking bags and being flexible with your time line. summer travel takes off. before we go to break, i want to give you an update from ukraine as well. president zelenskyy made a rare visit to the front lines yesterday. zelenskyy met ukrainian troops. parts of the city were liberated by ukrainian troops. he also handed out awards. army personnel and thanked them for their service saying, you risk your life for all of us and are safe. this was his first trip outside of kyiv since war started in february. 31% of the region is still occupied by russian forces. all right. next, everybody, congress is in recess for the memorial day holiday. but a group of senators are
zelensky has visited troops in the kharkiv region, on the country s battered eastern front line. it s his first official trip outside the capital since the russian invasion began. let s speak to our correspondentjoe inwood. joe, how much does president zelensky s visit signal that the tide s turning in ukraine s second city? it is definitely a sign that the battle around kharkiv has gone ukraine s way. this is the second city of the country and was almost under constant bombardment but in the last few weeks ukrainian forces have pushed the russian forces almost all the way back to the international border so a couple of weeks ago president zelensky would not have made this visit. he saw troops and handed out awards but the battle for kharkiv is not over. russians are still within shelling distance of the city and a number of attacks came in on the day he was
Pinky Cole, the visionary, founder and CEO behind Atlanta’s game-changing plant-based concept Slutty Vegan, announced that Slutty Vegan will open in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, May 15. Located on the edge of The University of Georgia’s campus at 700 Baxter Street (Suite 800), the restaurant will serve a menu featuring creative takes on 100% plant-based burgers, sandwiches and meals, all donning racy names.
thing. it was close to midnight when he went to the arena and court. he s won this title nine times in his career. here have the things he will have to answer to when he does address media. that will happen in next couple of days. you tested positive on december 16th home in belgrade and serbia. you received the positive test later that night. we have seen instagram post and videos and pictures of him out and about doing a panel discussion in serbia and with a bunch of young tennis players giving out awards. he s done a lot of great things for charity and australia throughout his career. a lot of questions about if you tested positive for covid on december 16th, why were you out and about for the next 24 hours. maybe legally he could do that. morally, he s got some questions to answer on that front. i believe it s going to be chaotic when he takes to the court, if he takes to the court.