A Ukrainian volunteer guarding an inner ring of defence in Kyiv has vowed ‘we will shoot in all directions’ as Russian troops advanced.
A Ukrainian defender in Kyiv has said he loves humans but has had to put his natural instincts to one side as Russian troops approach
He spoke with Russian troops thought to be just 15km away from his position, with his last message saying ‘we are under attack’. He did not specify where or if this was from air or ground forces. His team is among thousands of ordinary Ukrainians who have rallied round after a call from the government to defend the city, with some grabbing rifles handed out by the authorities and others bringing their own weapons.
Mr Kozinchuk said: ‘We can hear the fighting, maybe 15km away, they have missiles, rockets and aircraft.‘I saw the Russian news saying no soldiers have died, it’s bullshit. Thousands of Russian soldiers and officers have died and they have no mobile cells [phones]. They don’t know what’s going on.’ ‘I’m not a bad psychologist and I love people, I’m human, and it’s normal for me to say that I love people, but today, no, sorry.’
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