In a new video, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to show himself in the capital. He doesn’t hide. Meanwhile, Russian troops continue to advance towards Kyiv.
Kyiv – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want to leave the capital despite the fighting in Kyiv. “I’m staying in Kyiv,” he said in a video message released Monday night. He does not hide and is not afraid of anyone.
“Today is the twelfth night of our struggle, our defense. We are all on site, everyone is working. Everyone where he has to. I’m in Kyiv, my team with me.”
According to the Presidential Office, Zelenskyy recalled Ukrainian soldiers serving on foreign missions. The “highly professional military” would be needed in the fight against “Russian aggression,” it said. According to Ukrainian media, the country is involved in operations in Kosovo, Congo and Ivory Coast.
Air raid sharply criticized
Zelensky sharply criticized a Russian airstrike west of Kyiv that, according to Ukrainian sources, killed at least 13 civilians. “Today they shelled a bakery in Makariv, Kyiv region. For what? An old bakery. Think about it: they’re shelling a bakery. Who do you have to be to do something like that?”
Russian troops are northwest of Kyiv and are trying to advance towards the capital from the west as well. Russia insists its troops will not attack civilian targets in Ukraine.
Zelenskyj said that talks with Russia would continue. “We are realists. That’s why we’re going to talk. We will insist on negotiations until we find a way to say to our people: This is how we come to peace,” he said. Every day of struggle creates “better conditions” for Ukraine. “A strong position. To secure our future. After this war.” dpa
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