Ukraine’s president posts defiant video with top government leaders saying ‘we are all here’ in the streets of besieged Kyiv

• Ukraine’s Zelensky posted a defiant video on Friday, purportedly from streets of besieged Kyiv.
• “We’re in here. We are in Kiev. We defend Ukraine,” he said in a video posted to Facebook.
• He said he was with Ukraine’s prime minister, presidential advisor, and president’s office head.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a defiant video on Friday, purportedly from streets of besieged Kyiv, with top government leaders.

“We are all here,” he said in a video posted to his Facebook page with the words: “We’re in here. We are in Kiev. We defend Ukraine.”

Zelensky said he was with Ukraine’s prime minister, presidential advisor, and head of the president’s office.

“Our military are here, our citizens and society are here. We are all here defending our independence, our state, and this is how it’s going to be,” he said.

“Glory to our defenders, men and women!” Zelensky added. “Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes!”

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Russian forces have closed in on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv, where residents reported explosions since early Friday morning. 

In a video address late on Thursday, Zelensky said he plans to remain in Kyiv, despite being Russia’s “number one target.”

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