President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited troops near the front line in the southern Zaporizhia region, as Ukraine’s military said it carried out an attack on a Russian-occupied oil facility in the area.Zelenskyy posted on X that he visited the “command post of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade” on Thursday near the front-line town of Orikhiv, publishing photographs of his meeting with troops.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Ukrainian military said earlier this week that the situation at the Zaporizhia front line had deteriorated, with Russian troops accelerating their advance there.“I listened to a report on the operational situation in this sector, enemy activity, and losses among the occupiers,” Zelenskyy said.“We are doing everything to strengthen our warriors.”
Command post of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade “Velykyi Luh.” I have the honor of being here today to thank the warriors for their service and to present them with awards. The brigade, now part of the 17th Corps, is defending the Orikhiv direction. Thank you for protecting… pic.twitter.com/xLXNk4a32B
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 13, 2025Coinciding with Zelenskyy’s visit to boost troop morale, the Ukrainian military said its forces hit an oil terminal in Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014, as well as an oil depot in the occupied Zaporizhia region.The Ukrainian general staff said on Telegram that Russian oil facilities and other military targets were hit by domestically produced weapons, including Flamingo ground-launched cruise missiles and drones. Advertisement Meanwhile, at least three people were killed in a Russian drone attack near the village of Bohuslavka in Ukraine’s eastern region of Kharkiv, authorities said on Thu …
