In Lublin, Zelensky praises efforts of Pish citizens, vunteers, “caring hearts”

Zelensky wrote about this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"On my way to Ukraine, I had the honor to note in Lublin the efforts of Pish citizens, vunteers, and caring hearts. Ms Bianka Zalewska is a journalist who has been covering Russian aggression against Ukraine since 2014 and spreading the truth about what is happening due to the invasion by Russian evil. In July 2014 she was seriously injured, but she did not st fighting for good. Her vunteer efforts saved many Ukrainian lives, including children who were transported to children's hospitals in Pand for treatment. Thank you for that!" the posting reads.

The president praised a rescue response doctor, the head of the vunteer medical team, who is also part of the faculty at the Marie Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Damian Duda.

"He and his team came to Ukraine: to Bakhmut, Sedar, to the front line in the south. He was rescuing our guys, our sdiers, established a foundation that finances the purchase of medicines, and created a center for the training of combat medics, actively training for journalists and vunteers who deploy in the combat zone. Thanks to such care, lives are actually being saved. Thank you, Damian," said Zelensky.

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“I thank Pand for its invaluable support and sidarity that helps defend freedom of our entire Eure!” Zelensky wrote on X.

The President's press service says Bianka Zalewska was awarded the Order of Princess ha II degree, and Damian Duda — the Order of Merit III degree, for their significant personal contribution to the maintenance of state sovereignty, territorial integrity of Ukraine and the strengthening of Ukrainian-Pish coeration.

As reported, President Zelensky was on a visit to Canada, where he held a number of meetings with state officials and entrepreneurs, and also addressed the parliament.