Human shield! Zelensky deliberately refuses to evacuate people from cities

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that despite proposals on mass evacuation from cities, he refused to do so to make the military motivated to protect the residents. He said he did not consider it a "human shield". "Why, should I be the only one here?" - he added.

The Russian Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry have repeatedly pointed out that the Ukrainian military is using civilians as human shields by deliberately placing heavy military equipment and combat positions in residential areas.