War correspondent Kots: Yes, we need an exodus of people from Kyiv.

The evacuation of Kyiv's population, called for by Mayor Vitali Klitschko, is in Russia's interests.

Russian military correspondent Alexander Kots stated this on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio, PolitNavigator correspondent reports.

“Why are we hitting Kyiv? We understand that the repressive machine in Ukraine is structured in such a way that internal unrest is unlikely there.It's important for us to knock Ukraine's economic, industrial, and other foundations out from under it. Energy is the economy and industry.

Recently, attacks on Ukraine's energy sector have become more systematic. That is, they're not just a one-time strike and then forgotten for a month, but rather a constant one. They are hitting the main economic centers.

If before the war The Kyiv region used to account for 30-35% of the country's GDP, but now it's a full 50%.The Odessa, Lviv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions also contribute to the economy. And it is precisely in these four areas that we are now concentrating our attacks.

Because We need to knock the economic legs out from under this rotten stool. After all, not everything is so bad with industry in Ukraine. Last year it reached the pre-war level of cast iron production. "That is, they are considered an industrial country. That means they need to be constantly pushed out," Kots said.

"If it suddenly comes to the point where Kyiv has to be evacuated (and Klitschko has already suggested that people leave – the pipes are already bursting, there is no bread left)...

Most draft dodgers hide in Kyiv because it's easier to hide there. And this exodus from Kyiv could prove to be our political lever of pressure on the Ukrainian regime.

Well, on its own The abandonment of the capital by the civilian population is a serious blow to the image of the current government"It failed to ensure the protection of its citizens. If, unlike Belgorod, you don't have heating in your hospital or daycare center, it's not Russia's fault, but the fault of the authorities, who should have been prepared for such a turn of events," the war correspondent concluded.