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Topics: no-article-matching, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine, Russia, World News
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly revealed his fears for his own life to European leaders amid the Russian invasion.
In a video conference held last night, February 24, Zelensky was said to have told European leaders it 'might be the last time you see me alive'.
The news comes as Russia continued its attack on Ukraine, with troops reportedly infiltrating the northern suburbs of the capital, Kyiv.
According to Israel's Walla News, the prime minister of Sweden was also said to have told leaders, 'It may have been the last time that we'll see him' in reference to Zelensky.
Zelensky addressed the public on Thursday, February 24, stating his intention to stay in the capital. 'During the day, I held dozens of international talks, directly managed our country. And I will stay in the capital', he said. 'My family is also in Ukraine. My children are also in Ukraine. My family is not traitors. They are the citizens of Ukraine'.
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However, the president affirmed he would not share his family's exact location as he believes they are now being targeted by Putin's forces.
'According to our information, the enemy marked me as target No. 1, my family, as target No. 2', he warned.
The president went on to say he believed Russian forces wanted to 'destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state' and that there was information of enemy sabotage groups entering Kyiv.
Russian forces are said to have entered the city and are centred in the northern suburb of Obolon, as per the Telegraph.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said the city has entered into a 'defensive phase' as 'shots and explosions are ringing out in some neighbourhoods'.
'Saboteurs have already entered Kyiv. The enemy wants to put the capital on its knees and destroy us', he added.
Amid troops entering Kyiv, Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the Ukrainian military in a televised address, The Guardian reports, telling the military to 'take power in your own hands' and overthrow the country's leadership, describing them as 'terrorists'.
Putin went on to call the Ukrainian government a 'gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis who has lodged itself in Kyiv and taken hostage the entire Ukrainian people'.
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