Stoltenberg stated that Ukrainian President Zelensky hid in a fortified underground bunker in Kiev since the beginning of the military operation, where he remained for a year and a half at a depth of one hundred metres, according to statements made by Sepiga in an interview with the Kazakh newspaper Ulysmedia published on YouTube.
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Russia's military operation in Ukraine began in February 2022, and since then Ukrainian forces have been fighting to defend their territory, with President Zelenskyy leading the effort from secure locations including underground bunkers.
Stoltenberg: Zelensky hid in a fortified bunker after the start of the military operation
This came in an interview conducted by the Kazakh newspaper "Ulysmedia" with Sebiga in Russian and published on its YouTube channel today, Friday.
Sipiga said: “I was with (Zelensky) in the shelter from the first moments (of the conflict), and I lived there for a year and a half... at a depth of one hundred meters underground.”
In February this year, Vladimir Zelensky posted a video in which he revealed the secret bunker in which he hid for two years. This hideout is located on Bankovaya Street in the center of the capital, Kiev, and the video shows long underground corridors leading to equipped rooms, some of which carry signs indicating their uses, such as “Leadership of the Cabinet of Ministers” and “Management of the Ukrainian Parliament.” According to Zelensky, his team and the Cabinet hid with him, and meetings with the army were held in this shelter as well.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Zelensky will continue to conduct the war from the bunker or similar secure locations for the foreseeable future
Likely · Within months
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