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The capital of Ukraine, kyiv, resists but suffers devastating targeted bombardments. Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor, and his brother Vladimir, warned the Russians: they will never surrender.
For the first time, the damage extends within a radius of one kilometer from the same district of kyiv (Ukraine), Wednesday, March 23. The residents, after the explosion, are still in shock. The mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, spoke with his brother to the press. The two former boxers cover the air alert with their voices. “As mayor of kyiv, as a citizen, I say this to you, but I say this above all to the Russians: ‘Your troops will never get here. Rather die than kneel. Rather die than be your slaves'”said Vitali Klitschko.
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At the start of the conflict, Vladimir Klitschko confides that he was first “shocked” and to have “lost sleep”. “Then slowly, we settled into the routine. It reminds me of my training camps, we did the same thing every day. You know, we’re going to have to be tough”, he continues. In a few weeks, the Klitschko brothers have become one of the symbols of the city of kyiv.