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Kyiv Mayor Announces New 35-Hour Curfew From Late March 21


Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks with reporters near a shelled residential building in Kyiv last week.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks with reporters near a shelled residential building in Kyiv last week.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has announced a new 35-hour curfew for the Ukrainian capital from later on March 21.

The former boxing champion said in a statement on Telegram that the curfew will begin at 8 p.m. local time on March 21 and last until 7 a.m. on March 23.

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Klitschko said shops, pharmacies, and gas stations would not open on March 22. Parts of the city have come under fire repeatedly from Russian forces.

"I ask everyone to stay at home -- or in shelters when the alarm sounds," Klitschko said.

Klitschko announced the first 35-hour curfew on March 15.

Based on reporting by Reuters and AFP

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