The mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschkoannounced on Wednesday that the Russians are approaching the center of the Ukrainian capital.
Earlier, it was reported that a large phalanx of Russian vehicles was 28 kilometers away from Kyiv. The convoy seemed to be moving slowly towards the capital, but on Tuesday it seemed to have stopped.
“We are preparing and we will defend Kyiv! Kyiv it does not fall and it will not fall! “
Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles on Tuesday, destroying the city’s main television tower, killing five people.
Its world heritage sites Kievbut also the historic center, as well as the wider city that includes many other historical monuments, sites and museums, also close to administrative and government buildings, in case of bombing are in danger reminds in a statement the International Council of Monuments and Sites ICOMOS.
“Any bombing or fighting in such a dense historic urban landscape will not only result in more deaths and suffering to the civilian population, but will likely cause great irreparable damage to these important cultural features,” Icomos said.
Former Olympic ace Oleg Protasov, who lives near the war-torn Kyiv, at the home of former “red and white” football player Gennady Liftotsengo, referred to SKAI in pictures of Stalingrad.
Anticipating battles in Kyiv with the Russians building block by square and house by house, Oleg Protasov characteristically stated “for every measure if they go in, a lot of people will die, “All the men took up arms – except the soldiers.”
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