CNN last night (Friday) aired excerpts from an exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zlansky, in which he warned the world against Russian use of nuclear weapons: “All countries should worry, this may be misinformation, but it may be the truth.” Asked about the CIA chief’s warnings about a possible Russian use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Ukrainian president said: “They may do it, they can, for them the lives of the people are worthless. There is no need to be afraid, you need to be prepared. the world”.
Watch a CNN interview with Ukrainian President Zlansky
Zalansky also said in an interview that will be broadcast in full tomorrow that he estimates that about 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the war with Russia so far. In contrast, the Russian army estimates that it has lost about 19,000-20,000 soldiers. Zalansky added that it is difficult for him to estimate how many civilians lost their lives in the war, as many gates are still besieged in eastern Ukraine.
He also commented on the bombing of the Russian arms ship “Moscow”, which the US estimated to have been drowned by a Ukrainian missile. Zalansky did not confirm that the Ukrainians were the ones who attacked the ship, but said: “We know it no longer exists. our. So its sunset is not a tragedy for us. ”
He was later asked about the video circulated worldwide of a crying Ukrainian mother following the death of her toddler son: “It’s the scariest thing I’ve seen in my life, I look at it first of all pain, it hurts so much, it’s a tragedy. I can not imagine the level of suffering of these people “Of this woman. I can not watch it as a father, because all you want after that is revenge and killing. We all want to fight, but we must do everything so that this war does not last forever.”
Against this background, tonight the authorities in Ukraine updated that it has risen to more than 900 the number of civilian bodies found in the suburbs of Kyiv after the withdrawal of Russian forces. This is double the figure published almost two weeks ago. Kyiv District Police Chief Andrei Nabitov says many were simply executed. Every day more and more bodies are discovered, in the ruins of buildings and mass graves. The town has the highest number of corpses: more than 350.