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"The Ukrainian Armed Forces have defeated a huge number of Russians who are about to go to Kiev," said adviser to the Ukrainian president Oleksiy Arestovych on Monday, adding: "The Russian army is not strong, but long; we will eat it slowly, like salami."

So why hasn't he started eating the 5km long salami sitting outside Kyiv for the last 7 days?

His troops are holding women & children hostage as human shields refusing to let them leave Kyiv, preventing Russians from storming the city.