Kyiv’s Mayor Photo Is Old and From a Military Training

Kyiv’s Mayor Photo Is Old and From a Military Training

This picture is old and unrelated to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict (Twitter).

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Social media users have circulated a viral photo of Kyiv’s Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, down on his knee with a machine gun. They claim it depicts Vitali defending his country on the front line.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko defending his city. He is 6’7” & a multiple world heavyweight boxing champion. His brother, Wladimir, also a multiple world heavyweight boxing champion, 6’6” tall, is fighting as well. pic.twitter.com/ioYbYsLIy2

— Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) February 26, 2022

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko defending his country 🇺🇦 #IStandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini pic.twitter.com/0cOHOBVIoy

— Natia Seskuria (@nseskuria) February 25, 2022

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