Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the capital continues to prepare for defense and creates a reserve of medicines and essential goods.
\! Dear people of Kiev! The capital, near which the battles continue, is preparing for defense.
We continue to strengthen checkpoints, create reserves of food, medicine and essential goods,"
Klitschko stressed that for the third day the capital is helping the Kiev region in the evacuation of residents of Gostomel, Bucha, Vorzel, Irpen.
" And Kiev rescuers meet people at the railway station. And those who want to leave Kyiv are sent further by train to the West of Ukraine,"
The mayor added: "
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Russian troops suspended the offensive on Kyiv, but did not abandon their intentions to surround the capital, said the head of the military administration of Kyiv, Nikolai Zhirnov.