Ukraine's Zelensky rejects US evacuation offer: I need ammunition, 'not a ride'

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‘The fight is here,’ president tells US officials from secret whereabouts; street fighting against Russian forces underway in Kyiv, officials say

https://www.timesofisrael.com/zelensky-rejects-us-evacuation-offer-from-ukraine-i-need-ammunition-not-a-ride/



KYIV, Ukraine — A US official confirmed Ukraine President Volodymyr rejected an offer from the American government to evacuate Kyiv.

A senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation quoted the president as saying that “the fight is here” and that he needed anti-tank ammunition, “not a ride.”

Zelensky’s whereabouts were being kept secret after told European leaders in a call Thursday that he was Russia’s No. 1 target — and that they might not see him again alive. His office later released a video of him standing with senior aides outside the presidential office and saying that he and other government officials would stay in the capital.

Kyiv officials were warning residents early Saturday that street fighting was underway against Russian forces, and urged people to seek shelter.

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