President Zelensky stands firm against Putin with vow to ‘stay with his people’ in Ukrainian capital despite Russian kill squads that are hunting for him and his family
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, on Thursday night published to social media a video of him addressing the nation from his bunker
Zelensky, a former TV comedian, said that he had been told there were Russian special forces in Kyiv hunting him down
He said his family were the second target on the ‘kill list’ issued by Moscow for senior Ukrainian government officials
Zelensky praised the heroism of his citizens, urged resilience, and pleaded once more with the West to help his country
The 44-year-old said that Ukraine had been left to fend for itself and face the Russian invasion alone
It was claimed a squad of Chechen special forces ‘hunters’ has been unleashed in Ukraine to detain or kill specific Ukrainian officials
