Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posed for photos with soldiers and supporters at a gas station in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.
In images shared by the Ukrainian presidential office, a far cry from his usual political and military appearances, Zelensky smiled and gave a thumbs up in photos with service officers and civilians.
In the footage, Zelensky is seen queuing at the checkout and waiting for the coffee machine to release so he can pour hot water to prepare his tea.
Unsurprisingly, Time’s 2022 Person of the Year received a barrage of requests for photos from soldiers and civilians who were there.
That same day, Zelensky visited the vicinity of the front line, in the east of the country, where he awarded the servicemen who were in some of the fiercest areas of the battle with the Hero of Ukraine award, the highest decoration of the Ukraine. country.