Defiant president Volodmyr Zelensky today pledged to ‘destroy the occupiers’ as he said his country’s army had successfully repelled Russian forces advancing on Kyiv.
In a video message to the besieged nation, Zelensky accused the Kremlin of attempting to seize the capital, overthrow the government and install a ‘puppet’ regime ‘like in Donetsk’, one of two separatist regions which warmonger Vladimir Putin officially recognized before launching an all-out invasion.
Declaring ‘we broke their idea’, he added: ‘The fights are going on in many cities and areas of our state. But we know that we are protecting the country, the land, the future of our children. Kyiv and key cities around the capital are controlled by our army. ‘Each Ukrainian should keep one thing in mind: if you can stop and destroy the occupiers – do it.
Everyone who can come back to Ukraine – come back to defend Ukraine.’ Meanwhile, a curfew in Kyiv has been imposed until 8 am on Monday to ensure the most effective defense of the city and the safety of its people. A previous daily curfew had run from 10 pm to 7 am.
Further sources boast the situation is ‘100 percent under control’ as Russian forces advance on the capital, Kyiv. With the invasion of Ukraine entering its third day, Russian military assets appear to have struck multiple targets and cities around Ukraine, leading to Ukrainian civilians taking up arms in order to defend their country.
Taking to Twitter to reassure citizens, a Ukrainian TV channel wrote: “Adviser to the Head of the Presidential Office Podoliak: “The situation in Kyiv and Ukraine is 100% under control. “Local fighting continues; the Ukrainian army is defending itself” Speaking of the toll on Russian soldiers, a Ukrainian Journalist Tweeted: “As of this morning, we have almost 200 captured Russian servicemen. “About 3.5 thousand people will return to Russia in their graves.
