Authorities considered evacuating Kyiv during massive Russian rocket attacks

This was said by Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko in an interview with Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland, DW reported.

Klitschko said that the heaviest blackout lasted 14 hours.

In January, we were close to calling on the population to evacuate. The heaviest blackout lasted for 14 hours. There was no light, no water, no heating. Fortunately, the weather was mild," Klitschko said.

Kiev's mayor praised German military aid to Ukraine, noting the role of German-made Iris-T air defence systems in repelling Russian missile strikes. Klitschko also called for the acceleration of further arms deliveries.