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Half of Kyiv population has left, mayor says
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Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv Mayor and former heavyweight champion in his office in the City Hall in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 27, 2022 (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
KYIV — Half the population of Kyiv has fled since the Russian invasion began, its mayor Vitali Klitschko says, as Moscow’s forces press ever closer to the Ukrainian capital.
“From our information, one in two Kyiv residents has left the city,” he tells Ukraine television.
“A little less than two million people have currently left. However, Kyiv has been transformed into a fortress. Every street, every building, every checkpoint has been fortified.”
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