Hundreds rally in Kyiv to demand the resignation of Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 17, 2026Country: Ukraine

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Hundreds rally in Kyiv to demand the resignation of Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the office of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko to demand that he resign. They accuse him of failing to prepare the city for winter. Russian strikes have left millions of people across Ukraine without power.

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