Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv and former boxer, says: 'Ukraine will defend itself'.

Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv and former boxer, says: 'Ukraine will defend itself'.

'UKRAINE will defend itself,' says mayor Kyiv and former heavyweight boxer, Vitali Klitschko, as Russian threat looms.

Klitschko, one of Ukraine's most celebrated athletes, has publically thanked the United Kingdom and United States of America, for support and help to bolster the country's defences in a time of crisis.

The mayor of Kyiv said the threat of attack was 'very real' and said Ukraine still needs more defensive weaponry to help deter an attack from Russia.

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