The Latest Breaking News from Vitali Klitschko

Dr Ironfist: Who is Kyiv’s hero mayor (and former boxing champ) Vitali Klitschko?

The steely world champion boxer is married to a Russian model and is the son of a former Soviet Air Force general - but he’s determined to fight for his native Ukraine. Katie Strick on the man leading Kyiv’s 2.8 million residents through the invasion

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2022

Kyiv's mayor: 'We are encircled' but full of fight

As Russian troops draw closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv's mayor is filled with both pride over his citizens’ spirit and anxious about how long they can hold out

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

Russian troops advance on Kyiv as Ukraine continues to resist

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says it is now impossible to evacuate civilians.

Axios · Feb 27, 2022

Two Ukrainian brothers — former world boxing champs — ready to fight Russian troops

Both won several world heavyweight boxing championships, known for smooth footwork and fierce jabs. One never faced a knockdown in the ring. The other was undefeated for a decade.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 26, 2022

Hayden Panettiere says her daughter Kaya, 7, is 'safe and not in Ukraine' after invasion

Hayden Panettiere shares daughter Kaya, 7, with ex-fiancé and former professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko, who hails from Ukraine. His brother Vitali Klitschko is the mayor of the country’s capital, Kyiv, and the ex-sportsmen have vowed to fight against Russian forces

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Kyiv placed under strict curfew to enable 'more effective defense of the capital' as it happened

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko introduces a 5pm to 8am curfew for two days amid fears of "saboteurs" entering the city as his brother, fellow former boxing champ Vladimir issues a desperate plea to Western nations.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

Klitschko brothers set to both take up arms and fight invading Russian army

Vitali Klitschko said he is ready to follow his famous brother into the army

Liverpool Echo · Feb 25, 2022

Vasiliy Lomachenko calls for ‘peace and enlightenment’ as Russia invades Ukraine

The former boxing champion’s fellow Ukrainians Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are taking up arms in their country, where Oleksandr Usyk has returned home

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Defence of Kyiv has started, mayor says

Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Friday the Ukrainian capital "has entered into a defensive phase" as Russian troops brought the sounds of war to the city.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

‘I don’t have another choice’: Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko to take up arms for Ukraine against Russia

‘I believe in Ukraine, I believe in my country and I believe in my people’

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022