Defense

Kyiv mayor says city is surrounded, later walks it back

By Christopher Hutton
Published February 27, 2022 7:39pm ET
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Kyiv mayor says city is surrounded, later walks it back
Kyiv’s mayor stated that the city had been surrounded by the Russian military. Mayor Vitali Klitschko initially claimed that the city was surrounded and that they are no longer able to evacuate civilians from the city, only to deny the claim later. “We can’t do that, because all ways are blocked,” Klitschko told the Associated […]

Kyiv’s mayor stated that the city had been surrounded by the Russian military.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko initially claimed that the city was surrounded and that they are no longer able to evacuate civilians from the city, only to deny the claim later.

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