Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kiev./[사진 출처 = SNS]As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began on the 24th, enters the fourth day, the mayor of Kyiv, following Ukrainian President Vlodimir Zelensky, also refused to flee and took the lead in defending the country.
As of the 27th, the mayor of Kyiv in the Ukrainian capital is Vitali Klitschko. Mayor Vitali, who was elected in 2014, was re-elected in 2020. In particular, his unique background is attracting attention. Mayor Vitali is a former Ukrainian legendary heavyweight boxing champion representing the 2000s.
Mayor Vitali became the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Heavyweight Champion in 1999. Later in 2004 he won the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title. In 2008 he recaptured the WBC heavyweight title following he retired once. He boasts a career record of 45 wins (41 KOs) and 2 losses.
His brother Vladimir Klitschko was also one of the best boxers. Vladimir is also famous for being the heavyweight champion of the four major bodies (WBC, WBO, IBF, IBO).
“Klitschko said, ‘I will fight with arms to defend my country,’ and ‘I believe in my country, Ukraine and the people of Ukraine’, Archyde.com reported.
Vladimir also said through his SNS, “The people of Ukraine are strong. Even in this terrible ordeal, Ukraine will regain its sovereignty and peace.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian government officials said Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkov.
Kharkov Governor Ole Sinegubov told Archyde.com on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces are engaged in fighting once morest Russian forces on the streets of northeastern Kharkov. He said, “Russian military vehicles broke through the city center and into the city of Kharkiv,” he said.
AFP reported that “machine guns were heard in the city and a riot shook the city” and that a street fight had begun.
Kharkov, located in the northeastern part of Ukraine, is regarding 20 km from the Russian border and has a border city with a population of regarding 1.4 million.
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