The president thanked troops on the country's eastern front line, and sacked the local security chief.
Watch: Ukraine's President Zelensky in Kharkiv, as intense fighting continues in the region
The city - Ukraine's second-largest - faced intense bombardment in the war's first months, with images showing tower blocks flattened to rubble. "In this war, the occupiers are trying to squeeze out at least some result," Mr Zelensky posted later. The fact that he was able to visit shows just how much the tide has turned in Ukraine's second city. A few weeks ago, this morale-boosting visit would never have been possible.
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