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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's car was involved in a traffic accident in Kyiv, but he is not seriously hurt, his spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov said in a Facebook post early on Thursday.

Nykyforov, who did not say when the accident occurred, said Zelenskyy's car had collided with a private vehicle.

"The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found," he said, adding the accident would be investigated.