📢 Statement

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, stated that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been working continuously in Kyiv for 14 days, sleeping only 3-4 hours per night while remaining on call for communications with international leaders.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

President Zelenskyy has been working around the clock for 14 days of war

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

President Zelenskyy sleeps 3-4 hours per night

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

President Zelenskyy is constantly on call for international leaders

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

President Zelenskyy is working in Kyiv and does not intend to leave the capital

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Andriy Shevchenko spoke at a March 9 webinar titled 'Live from Kyiv: The Battle for Ukraine'

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: speculation

Shevchenko stated that Putin will not stop at Ukraine

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: speculation

Shevchenko predicted the conflict is heading toward direct war and direct action between Russia and NATO

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: speculation

Shevchenko called for closing the skies over Ukraine to save civilian lives

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Captured Russian conscripts discussed their prior combat experience in Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Donbas.

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