Had Russians Reached Kyiv, 'I Know How to Shoot,' Zelenskyy Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview on 1+1 television that he carried a gun with him and that in the early days when the battle for Kiev took place, he was ready to fight to the death. At that time, several Russian sabotage groups were located in the city, trying to make their way to Bankova Street, where the presidential residence is located.

Zelenskiy would have fought to death had Russians attacked HQ

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Photo: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy carries a pistol and would have fought to the death with his inner circle had the Russians stormed his Kyiv headquarters at the start of the war, he said in an interview shown on Saturday.

Zelensky says would have fought to death had Russians attacked HQ

Zelensky says would have fought till death had Russians attacked Kyiv headquarters

In an interview aired on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if the Russians had attacked his Kyiv headquarters at the outset of the conflict, he would have battled to his death with his inner circle. "I know how to shoot. Could you imagine (a headline like) 'The President of Ukraine is taken captive by Russians?' This is a disgrace. I believe this would be a disgrace," the Ukrainian president told the 1+1 television chann

Zelensky says would have fought to death had Russians attacked HQ

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky carries a pistol and would have fought to the death with his inner circle had the Russians stormed his Kyiv headquarters at the start of the war, he said in an interview shown on Saturday.

Zelensky says would have fought to death had Russians attacked HQ

In the first days after the Feb. 24, 2022 invasion, Ukrainian officials said Russian intelligence units tried to break into Kyiv but were defeated and failed to reach Bankova Street in the centre, home to the presidential offices.