Volodymyr Zelenskiy stands defiant in face of Russian attack
Analysis: Ukraine's president has won over critics with his courage and resilience as his country fights for survival
He looked gaunt and unshaven after another sleepless night under Russian attack and bombardment. But Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, struck a defiant tone in a video address on Saturday morning. I'm here," he said simply. And he was - in the centre of Kyiv, three days on from Vladimir Putin's invasion, unbowed and going nowhere.
Good morning everybody! Ukrainians: there's a lot of fake information online that I call on our army to lay down arms, and that there's an evacuation," he said. I'm here. We won't lay down our arms. We will defend our state, our territory, our Ukraine, our children. That's all I have to say. Glory to Ukraine!"
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