President Zelenskyy released video showing him at the Presidential Administration building stating intent to hold Kyiv to the end.
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President Zelenskyy released video showing him at the Presidential Administration building stating intent to hold Kyiv to the end.
The Russian military seized two AFU vehicles, changed into Ukrainian military uniforms and are moving at high speed towards the center of Kyiv from the direction of Obolon
They are followed by a column of Russian military trucks
A residential building at Koshytsia Street in Kyiv's Pozniaky neighborhood was damaged and caught fire on Feb. 25
"The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said two years ago in response when asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of Washington.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he was designated as target number one and reported the presence of sabotage groups in Kyiv.
Mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced that Kyiv has entered the defense phase and urged residents not to leave their homes.
Klitschko stated that some sabotage groups have entered the city and called on capable individuals to help defend Kyiv.
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Source story: day-2-2022-02-25