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22 Feb. () –
The mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, has warned Russian troops that they will be in for “surprises” and “gifts” if they try to retake the city, just as happened during the early stages of the war. .
In view of a possible new offensive on the Ukrainian capital, Klitschko has assured that the city is now “much better” prepared than a year ago, when Russian troops took part of the city, although they were later expelled, reports Ukrinform.
“It is no secret that Kiev was, and still is, the target of the aggressor. Kiev has a special status: it is the capital, it is a symbol. The Russians still want to seize it, but the question is whether they will be able to do it,” he said. asserted the mayor of the capital.
With the first anniversary of the war on the horizon, the Ukrainian authorities have warned that Russia could be planning a new major global offensive, although it is true that Klitschko has warned that trying to take the capital would be “a big mistake.” “from Moscow.