The President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has survived a car accident early Thursday morning in Kyiv.
According to the Press Secretary to the President, Sergii Nykyforov, he did not suffer any serious injury. He stated that another car collided with the president’s car and his escort vehicles in Ukraine’s capital city.
“The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found,” Nykyforov said.
The driver in the other car was treated by medics accompanying Zelensky and transferred to an ambulance. He however added that law enforcement officials are investigating the circumstances of the accident, he added.
Zelensky visited Izyum in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, after Ukrainian forces retook the city from Russian forces as part of a major counteroffensive over the weekend.
The Ukrainian leader is seeking to address the U.N. General Assembly via video next week; however, Russia is looking to block the virtual speech