By The FirstCountless Ukrainians defended Kyiv overnight Friday as thousands of Russian soldiers advanced towards the Capital City, many hurling Molotov Cocktails at the “invaders.”
President Zelensky reportedly refused to leave Kyiv, outright rejecting an offer from the United States to help ferry him to safety.
“The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” Zelensky said, The Associated Press reported.
🇺🇦 The president, underground bunker
— 文俊（日本银河系） (@wenjun7011) February 26, 2022
🇺🇦总统，地下掩体 pic.twitter.com/BsawQKHLqM
'I need ammunition, not a ride': Zelensky declines US evacuation offer https://t.co/65lCi0nVdi pic.twitter.com/XYdmT9MptC
— New York Post (@nypost) February 26, 2022
The United States has this morning offered to get Ukrainian president President Volodymyr Zelensky out of Kyiv but he has said within the last hour: "I am staying here in central Kyiv. I need ammo, not a ride. We will defend our country and our people." pic.twitter.com/aOOP2ebWSD
— James Clancy (@James__Clancy) February 26, 2022
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