Ukrainian MP carries AK-47 in hand during interview with Newsmax TV on Friday, vowing to defend country the capital before warning “if Russians enter Kiev, there will be hell for them” as he brandished his weapon on television.
Alexei Goncharenko, 41, an ardent critic of Russia’s efforts to invade the neighboring country, commented on the second day that Ukraine was facing its third day of fighting, which has continued until Saturday.
“It’s such a magic rifle, Kalashnikov, yes,” Goncharenko said.
“And if the Russians come in, if the Russians come in Kiev, there will be hell for them and I will do my best, of course. I probably won’t do much because I’m not really a professional, but I’ll do my best. ‘
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Alexei Goncharenko, 41, is pictured holding an AK-47 in his hand during an interview on Friday, promising to defend the country’s capital before warning that “if the Russians enter Kiev, there will be hell for them.”
“It’s such a magic rifle, Kalashnikov, yes,” Goncharenko told Newsmax TV in an interview Friday.
Pictured: heavy fighting south of Kiev, where Russia is desperately trying to parachute troops
“My weapon is always with me,” he added.
“And I, even sitting and giving you this interview, it’s close to me. And I’m not a soldier. I’m not in the military.
On Friday afternoon, Goncharenko told show host Eric Boling that he did not intend to go anywhere despite growing tensions, progress and threats that Russian troops were entering Kiev early Saturday local time.
The MP concluded that if thousands of other Ukrainians join him in such a vigilant way, he believes that the invasion of Kiev can be repulsed.
In the photo: Kulbakino Airport in Nikolaev is on fire after a Russian missile strike on February 25
Smoke and flames rise over Kiev in the early hours of Saturday morning
Residents of Kiev took refuge in a bomb shelter in the early hours of Saturday
President Biden left for Delaware hours after the White House announced plans to impose sanctions directly on Vladimir Putin, the White House said Friday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will also be a target.
The United States has imposed a number of criminal financial sanctions against Russia in an attempt to deter Vladimir Putin from continuing to invade Ukraine.
But so far, the Russian prime minister – whose personal fortune is estimated by Forbes at $ 200 billion – has not been deterred.
The United States has provided significant military equipment to Ukraine, and so far President Vladimir Zelensky’s forces appear to have delayed Russia’s offensive.
President Biden is pictured leaving the White House for his home in Delaware on Friday night
Biden and his wife Jill seemed calm as they headed for Marine One, although Europe is currently experiencing its biggest conflict since World War II.
But Kremlin troops had entered Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday morning and feared the capital could fall under Putin’s rule later Saturday.
The Pentagon’s efforts to try to stop the war were slippery, but ultimately failed.
US intelligence on the movement of Russian troops before the invasion was shared much more freely than usual, in an attempt to scare Putin.
America also warned of sanctions Russia would face if Putin did invade, but the image-obsessed Russian leader eventually decided to continue.