The visit took Mr Zelenskyy near Severodonetsk, now one of the key battlegrounds in the Ukraine war. To help counter the power of Russia artillery in the Donbas, Britain is now sending a new rocket system - the M270.
Ukrainian troops will come to the UK to learn how to use the M270 system - which has 'pinpoint accuracy'
The UK will send a"cutting edge" rocket system to Ukraine to help troops fight back Russia's advance in the embattled east of the country, in defiance of a threat from Vladimir Putin.Mr Putin's warning that the provision of longer-range missiles would see Russia strike harderIt can hit targets up to 50 miles away with"pinpoint accuracy", according to the Ministry of Defence .
The commitment came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the cities of Lysychansk and Soledar, after earlier visiting the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. Lysychansk is in Luhansk and Soledar in Donetsk - together the eastern regions make up the Donbas, which is now Russia's focus of the war and the scene of fierce fighting.Mr Zelenskyy shared videos from the trip and said:"I am proud of everybody I met, everyone I shook hands with, everyone with whom I connected with and had expressed my support."
In Zaporizhzhia, he visited a medical facility and spoke to people forced from their homes due to the war, including people from Mariupol - now under Russian control after a punishing siege.
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