According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the situation in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev remains tense. “Kiev is not completely surrounded. The Ukrainian army is fighting hard in the outskirts, and the Russian army has suffered many losses,” he told “Bild” on Sunday evening. In the Telegram news channel, he referred to false information that Russian troops had surrounded the city of millions. In the evening, an air alarm was triggered again in Kiev.
Hours earlier, he warned in an interview with the AP news agency before a humanitarian catastrophe. “We still have electricity and water and heating in our houses,” he said, “but the infrastructure to deliver food and medicine has been destroyed.” When asked whether the civilian population would be evacuated, he said: “We cannot do this because all the routes are blocked. We are now surrounded.”
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In the social network Telegram, Klitschko wrote in the afternoon that nine civilians had been killed in Kiev in the past few days, including a child. 18 Ukrainian security forces were also killed. So far, 106 people have been injured, including 47 civilians.
curfew
The city has a night-time curfew from 5 p.m. (local time) to 7 a.m. (6 a.m. CET). During this time, for example, driving your own car is only possible with a special permit. There was an exchange of gunfire in some places in the city, Klitschko wrote.
At the same time, he appealed to the residents: “Only go into the city during the permitted times if it is absolutely necessary – to the shop, to the pharmacy.” In addition, the people of Kiev should support the elderly and single people.
Note: An earlier version of this article stated in the title “Klitschko: We are now surrounded.” This referred to the interview with the AP news agency. The interview with “Bild” took place later, which is why the title was changed accordingly.