13 minutes agoUkrainian MP: Kiev could be Russia's Stalingrad
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The battle for Ukraine's capital, Kiev, could become Russia's new Stalingrad, Ukrainian deputy Sviatoslav Yurah has said of British broadcaster BBC. He has said Kiev has faced missile attacks at night and that there are continuing battles near the city. But he has warned that Russia should [...]
He has said Kiev has faced missile attacks at night and that there are continuing battles near the city.
But he has warned that Russia must prepare for major losses if it advances in the city.
“It is a massive city of millions of inhabitants, and if the Russians try to enter, they will face great fighting that could turn into their own Stalingrad”, he has said, referring to the bloodiest battle of World War II, in which some 1.1 million Soviet troops and 800,000 Nazi and Romanian people have died.
The battle of the 1942-43 period has been a turning point, since it has halted the Nazi advance in Russia.
No one's going to turn himself in. I can guarantee for this”, he said.
According to the British Defence Ministry, Russian forces are now about 25 kilometers from the centre of Kiev. /rel
