# Ukraine: Russia pounds Kyiv as Zelenskyy visits Serbia

https://mins.news/en/item/16844

- DW, 2026-08-08 09:44 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-russia-pounds-kyiv-as-zelenskyy-visits-serbia/a-78287715?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making a visit to Serbia. The country has traditionally maintained friendly ties with Moscow. His trip comes as Russia launches another series of strikes on the Kyiv region. The report places Zelenskyy’s diplomatic visit alongside the renewed Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital area.

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