"Balance of Russians": Mayor of Kharkiv explained why Russia was unable to capture the city

To spread: Russia could not go and capture Kharkiv in 2022 not only thanks to the military, but also thanks to ordinary Kharkiv residents. People played a big role in the struggle for the city. At the same time, the Russians considered Kharkiv pro -Russian and this is their mistake. Since the beginning of a full-scale invasion, the mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov received a message from Russians with threats, mostly it was SMS.

Terekhov says that he did not receive serious proposals from the occupiers on the "arrangements". However, Kharkiv was still at high risk in 2022. He told about it in an interview with "Ukrainian Truth". "There was a huge risk for Kharkiv. They (Russians, ed. ) Standing along the ring road and came here. The risk was distracted by the Kharkiv's position. I remember the queues in military enlistment offices, distributing weapons. Young people, women, children, old ones - all together.

Life, "the mayor explained. Terekhov emphasized that Kharkiv was never a pro -Russian city, and what the Russians believed that it was a big mistake. "Never Kharkiv was a pro-Russian city. All that happened since 2014, Kharkiv was seen. You understand that Russia started from Kharkiv. In 2014, he was repelled by Kharkiv and this is about Kharkiv mentality. At the same time, according to the mayor, 5-10% of people who have a pro-Russian position remain in the city.