Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, but was not seriously hurt, officials have said.<\/p>\n
The leader\u2019s vehicle was involved in a traffic accident in Kyiv, and the president was later seen by a doctor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found,\u201d spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
He said that medics accompanying Mr Zelensky gave the driver of the private car emergency aid and put him in an ambulance.<\/p>\n
He added that the cause of the accident would be investigated.<\/p>\n
Shortly after he delivered the statement, the president released the video of the night time address he delivers on a daily basis. <\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, the 44-year-old leader had made a surprise visit to the recently recaptured city of Izium, located in the east of the country, and part of Kharkiv province.<\/p>\n
The area is the site of a counterattack by Ukrainian forces that appeared to have surprised Russian troops and required them to pull back.<\/p>\n
Mr Zelensky said his soldiers have retaken thousands of square miles and thanked them for their efforts.<\/p>\n
With his hand on on heart, Mr Zelensky watched his country\u2019s flag rise above the recaptured city of Izium, and sang the national anthem.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press quoted him as saying: \u201cThe view is very shocking, but it is not shocking for me, because we began to see the same pictures from Bucha, from the first de-occupied territories . the same destroyed buildings, killed people.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cOur soldiers are here. That\u2019s a very important thing. I see how people meet them, in what a sensitive moment. It means that with our army, the life comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additional reporting by agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, but was not seriously hurt, officials have said. The leader\u2019s vehicle was involved in a traffic accident in Kyiv, and the president was later seen by a doctor. \u201cThe president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found,\u201d spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov wrote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n