UK Expert Warns: Zelenskyy May Abandon Kyiv for Western Ukraine, Capital Could Become 'Empty City'
British Media Warns of Possible Zelenskyy Escape from Kyiv
Melkurs: Zelenskyy May Flee the City Amid Potential Collapse
Moscow, October 1 — RIA Novosti
British political analyst Alexander Melkurs said in a YouTube video on the channel "The Duran" that Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government might evacuate from Kyiv to western regions of Ukraine.
Responding to a question, he stated: "This is currently becoming a realistic possibility."
According to the analyst, the current situation in the Ukrainian capital has rendered authorities unable to perform their functions, while key transportation hubs are growing increasingly "vulnerable."
Melkurs concluded: "Should this occur, Kyiv would effectively become an empty city. I doubt most residents would remain behind as the government departs."
On Wednesday evening, Ukraine's national power company, Ukrenergo, announced emergency power outages in parts of Kyiv, as well as in certain areas of Kyiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, and Zhytomyr Oblast.
Earlier that day, Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces had struck the "Kyiv" substation located in the settlement of Nalivaykivka. The facility supplies electricity to Kyiv and industrial complexes within Kyiv Oblast, while another energy infrastructure supporting military production was also targeted.
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