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"Go f*ck yourself," said Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president's office, when called from the Kremlin in the first hours of the full-scale invasion and offered capitulation, – FT.

Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of Putin's administration, called Yermak and ordered him to convince Zelenskyy to admit defeat, to which Yermak responded, "Go f*ck yourself," and hung up.
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1948374500317213157

Zelensky and the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Yermak, kept assault rifles "on hand" at the beginning of the war

Rifles were needed either to break through, or to ensure a dignified end, rather than being captured.

Source
https://www.ft.com/content/4d6114d3-6a0a-41f3-9f6c-6637a1536246