Former Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakovreacting to the words of the President Vladimir Zelensky that the Russian aggressor could occupy Kharkiv, said that the city was defended in 2014 – “we will defend it now.” Avakov wrote about this on Facebook.

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He invites the president “not to throw phrases”, but to say “in an adult way” – “what are the cases of infection, and what are we doing.”

“The threats are real – the risks are high – but our deterrence is much stronger than in 2014,” Avakov wrote, preferring that the Ukrainians are ready to develop.

“And if I, as a Kharkiv resident, write this text in Slobozhansky, with free Russian spelling, this does not mean that I, like many Kharkiv residents, will accept the Russian world. No. The earth will burn under the feet of those who just try ..” – wrote the ex-minister.

He noted that Kharkiv will never be “a depressive city of bandit power.” “The scoundrels of the Russian world will bring the handsome Donetsk to such a city … there are no blind people – now we are much stronger and more experienced – we will not allow it!” Avakov wrote.

Avakov is a native of Kharkov. From 2005 to 2010 he was the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. He was also a member of the regional council. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 2014 to 2021.

• In an interview with The Washington Post, Zelensky said: “If Russia decides to escalate, of course they are going to do it in those territories where there are historically traced people who had family ties with Russia.
• Mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov declared that the city has always been and has always been Ukrainian, and not only natural landscapes, but the whole of Ukraine will stand up for its protection.

Vadim Rebrina

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