{"id":410426,"date":"2022-02-27T23:06:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T20:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kyiv-fully-encircled-by-russia-millions-trapped-mayor\/"},"modified":"2022-02-27T23:06:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T20:06:12","slug":"kyiv-fully-encircled-by-russia-millions-trapped-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kyiv-fully-encircled-by-russia-millions-trapped-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kyiv fully &#8216;encircled&#8217; by Russia, millions trapped: mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Kyiv fully &#8216;encircled&#8217; by Russia, millions tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed: mayor<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s capital of Kyiv is now fully \u201cencircled\u201d by Russian troops \u2014 leaving no way out for millions of citizens facing \u201ca humanitarian catastrophe,\u201d Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The former heavyweight boxing champ told The Associated Press that it was now impossible to evacuate the city \u201cbecause all ways are blocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we are encircled,\u201d he admitted of those remaining in the city of 2.8 million, many of whom have been forced to hide in bunker-like subway stations amid ongoing shelling.<\/p>\n<p>Klitschko, 50, confirmed that at least nine civilians had been killed in Kyiv so far, including one child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are at the border of a humanitarian catastrophe,\u201d he said of dwindling stocks of food and medicine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we have electricity, right now we have water and heating in our houses. But the infrastructure is destroyed to deliver the food and medication,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People standing in line at a supermarket while smoke comes out of a building in the town of Vasylkiv outside of Kyiv on February 27, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21351749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People standing in line at a supermarket while smoke comes out of a building in the town of Vasylkiv outside of Kyiv on February 27, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/vitali-klitschko-220227-ap-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Klitschko said that there is now no way to evacuate the city.\" class=\"wp-image-21351755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/vitali-klitschko-220227-ap-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/vitali-klitschko-220227-ap-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/vitali-klitschko-220227-ap-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Klitschko said that there is now no way to evacuate the city.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Klitschko said the curfew he ordered is to extend until at least 8 a.m. Monday \u2014 and was enforced largely to weed out saboteurs fighting on behalf of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hunting these people, and it will be much easier if nobody is on the street,\u201d Klitschko explained, claiming that six such \u201csaboteurs\u201d were killed Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>He conceded there is a risk that those enemies could be hiding among the long lines of people waiting to pick up weapons being handed out to help defend the nation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Smoke coming from a building after Russian strikes in Vasylkiv  on February 27, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21351758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Smoke coming from a building after Russian strikes in Vasylkiv  on February 27, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A man walking in front of a building that was destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Vasylkiv on February 27, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21351759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/kyiv-ukraine-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A man walking in front of a building that was destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Vasylkiv on February 27, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, we don\u2019t have 100 percent control,\u201d Klitschko admitted. \u201cWe built this territorial defense in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the most important question is to defend our country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The former pro fighter insisted that his nation has remained \u201cstrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Ukrainian is proud to be independent, proud to be Ukrainian, and we are proud to have our own country,\u201d he insisted of their refusal to give in despite being dwarfed by Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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