The Washington Examiner's .mattmiller757 and .lukegentile_ asked people at CPAC2022 if they would be willing to fight Russia if tensions escalated between the U.S. and Russia amid the Ukrainian conflict. RELATED:
A photo of Klitschko, himself a Hall of Fame boxer, in Ukrainian uniform circulated social media on Friday, a day after he told ITV's Good Morning Britain he"had no other choice but take up arms" to defend Kyiv.MAYOR OF KYIV AND FORMER WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP VITALI KLITSCHKO SAYS HE WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT CAPITALKlitschko, 50, has been mayor of the city since 2014 and head of the Kyiv City State Administration.
Ukrainians are not backing down. This is the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko.#RussiaUkraineWar pic.twitter.com/tM2Y1j0EMJHis brother, Wladimir Klitschko, also a Hall of Fame heavyweight champion, enlisted in Ukraine's army reserve earlier this month and will also join the fight, according to ESPN.Ukraine has enacted martial law following Russia's invasion early Thursday morning, barring men aged 18 to 60 years old from leaving the country, with some exceptions.
Ukraine claimed nearly 3,000 Russians were killed on the first day of fighting. The country also says it destroyed nearly 600 tanks and armored vehicles and over 17 warplanes and helicopters.
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