Petro Poroshenko, predecessor of Volodymyr Zelensky, took up arms

Published on 08.03.2022 12:40 Updated on 08.03.2022 12:40

War in Ukraine: Petro Poroshenko, predecessor of Volodymyr Zelensky, takes up arms

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M. de Chalvron, F. Le Moal, K. Kenk, A. Demchuk, P. Miet – franceinfo

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After being defeated by Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019, Petro Poroshenko became a battalion commander to defend the capital city of Kyiv.

The appointment was made early in the morning on Monday, March 7, at his headquarters in the center of Kyiv (Ukraine). Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appears. The former head of the Ukrainian state has turned into a leader of the police. Since the beginning of the war, Petro Poroshenko led a resistance battalion in Kyiv. But this Monday, he took the France Télévisions team to a secret location south of the capital. At the end of the convoy is a truck with weapons that he delivered to the fighters.

The area has already been bombed by Russian aircraft, but will soon be the subject of heavy fighting. “Today there is no longer a commander, we are all defenders of Ukraine,” said Petro Poroshenko, then presenting his supply of military equipment, paid for with his own money. How to arm the civilians present who decided to fight against Russia.

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