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President Zelenskyy released video showing him at the Presidential Administration building stating intent to hold Kyiv to the end.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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President Zelenskyy released video showing him at the Presidential Administration building stating intent to hold Kyiv to the end.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

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

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

They are followed by a column of Russian military trucks

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A residential building at Koshytsia Street in Kyiv's Pozniaky neighborhood was damaged and caught fire on Feb. 25

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

"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.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he was designated as target number one and reported the presence of sabotage groups in Kyiv.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced that Kyiv has entered the defense phase and urged residents not to leave their homes.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Klitschko stated that some sabotage groups have entered the city and called on capable individuals to help defend Kyiv.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.022Z

Source story: day-2-2022-02-25