Rumors Circulated That President Volodymyr Zelensky Fled Ukraine, Really?

Screenshot of Volodymyr Zelensky's Instagram account

JAKARTA - Russian politician Vyacheslav Volodin has spread information that President Volodymyr Zelensky has left Ukraine. really?

This information was also echoed by a number of media in Russia. It is reported that he left Ukraine on March 2, before parliament held a secret meeting amid increasing attacks by Russian troops.

Social media was stirred up by rumors of Zelensky having fled Ukraine, with some claiming that Zelensky had in fact accepted the US evacuation offer, as quoted by the Hindustan Times.

Through his Instagram account, Zelensky appeared by uploading a video. He showed his office in Kyiv accompanied by a Ukrainian official.

"I'm in Kyiv. I work here. There's no escaping," he was quoted as saying by CNN, Saturday, March 5.

While sarcastically, Zelensky said that information about his escape from Ukraine appeared every two days. But he explained that it was all a lie.

"Every two days information comes out that I have fled somewhere — fleeing from Ukraine, from Kyiv, from my office. As you can see, I am here at my place, Andriy Borisovich (Yermak) is here," said Zelensky.

"We love jogging, but now we don't have time for that, for various cardio workouts," he joked.

Vyacheslav Volodin previously said that Zelensky had left Ukraine and was now in Poland. Vyacheslav Volodin claims that officials in Ukraine have not seen him anymore.

The United States had previously offered Zelensky to be evacuated. However, it was flatly rejected. He vowed to remain in Ukraine even though he was aware that he was Putin's number one target.