“I can tell you that no one will leave Kyiv.
Every house, every street, every checkpoint will resist until death if necessary, ”says Vitaly Klitschko in a video posted on his Instagram account on Monday March 7.
“Nobody wants to die, nobody wants to perish.
But if necessary, we will first defend our children and our families, continues the mayor of Kiev.
Our homes are destroyed, our future is painted red, they want to seize us, but it won't happen, I'm sure.
I thank every patriot who today is ready to defend his home and our future.
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This statement comes on the 12th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the armed forces continue their inexorable advance towards the capital.
The Kremlin announced the opening of several humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from the cities of Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy.
An option that "is not acceptable" to the Ukrainian government.
The majority of these corridors lead to Russia or Belarus.