
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers who are being treated at a hospital in Kyiv.
She said this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports.
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“In spite of the injuries, their spirit is unbroken. Their determination, intact. These are hard times for Ukraine. Europe is at your side,” von der Leyen wrote.
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Von der Leyen is on a working visit to Kyiv on June 11.
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She held a working meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the Ukraine Reconstruction Platform and the process of the country obtaining EU candidate status.
Source: 'Their spirit is unbroken': EU chief visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers