Defiant, angered and impassioned, Zelensky didn't mince his words
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a message to his people and the world from the presidential palace in Kyiv to prove to Russia that he is not hiding in his bunker.
Having already released many messages of hope and determination, President Zelensky posted the following video to his Facebook page on March 7; the message to
Ukraine and
Vladimir Putin is clear: "I'm not hiding... I'm not afraid of anyone."
https://www.facebook.com/100007211555008/videos/4670135189782685/
Zelensky goes on to say that he will stay in Kyiv "as long as it takes to win our patriotic war" and that all of Ukraine will "contribute to [their] victory... By force of arms and our army, by force of our words, our diplomacy... by force of spirit".
Speaking in
an earlier speech thought to have been filmed from the same location, Ukraine's defiant figurehead also said: "We will not forgive, we will not forget" vowing to "find every bastard which shot at our cities, our peoples; which bombed our lands, which launched rockets... There will be no quiet place on this earth for you."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lrZE2bXWqU
Clip via Guardian News
The speech came after videos emerged of innocent civilians trying to flee the warzone who appeared to be purposely targeted by Russian forces despite numerous attempts to hold a ceasefire and allow citizens to evacuate.
It is thought that more than 2,000 civilians have already been killed as a result of Russian shelling and indiscriminate attacks on the Ukrainian people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS_xJipBRm4
Clip via CBS Evening News
President Zelensky looked visibly distressed when discussing specific footage of "a man, a woman and two children" being killed "right on the road… when they were just trying to get out of town".
