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Vitali Klitschko: the heavyweight on Putin’s hitlist

The former boxing champion turned mayor of Kyiv has become the hero of Ukraine – and second only to Volodymyr Zelensky as a target for Kremlin assassins

On a vast table in the mayoral office, where the team marshalling the defence and morale of Kyiv gathers, sits a small jam jar of pennies. Vitali Klitschko lifts the jar in the same giant hand that once knocked out opponents in the ring, elevating him to world heavyweight boxing champion.

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