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Ukraine: We will defend ourselves against Russia 'until the last drop of blood', says country's army chief
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Lieutenant General Valerii Zaluzhnyi says his forces are closely monitoring the activities of Russian forces close to the border.
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Ukraine's military chief has said his forces would defend the country "until the last drop of blood" as he urged people to calm down about threats of a new Russian invasion.
Lieutenant General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 48, repeatedly underlined that Ukraine has been at war with Russia since 2014, telling Sky News in an exclusive interview: "It is absolutely no news to us".
Asked if he was disappointed NATO, the 30-nation defence alliance, including Britain and the United States, had ruled out sending troops to Ukraine to join the fight should the Kremlin launch a further attack, the commander-in-chief said he wasn't expecting a "gift from God" and his forces would cope.