WATCH | Ramaphosa visits mass grave site in Ukraine
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited a railway station near Bucha where 458 civilians were killed in the initial stages of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Ramaphosa's spokesperson said the trip was going ahead even though Polish authorities effectively impounded a South African charter aircraft carrying some of Ramaphosa's security personnel.
He left Poland for Kyiv on Thursday by train and is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "The president arrived safely in Kyiv by train along with other heads of state and the government, and he remains safe. The impasse with the charter flight in Poland is being addressed by our officials and their Polish counterparts," he said.
On Friday, Ramaphosa arrived at the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints in Bucha, where he will be briefed ahead of their visit to a mass grave where the 458 civilians were buried.
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