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"I will die there," Evans Kibet says, waving his hands in the air towards the unseen interviewer on the video released on Wednesday by a Ukrainian army brigade.

"It's big enough for big limousines but you couldn't get a brigade of guards walking up and things. It's not like the Mall."

The Netherlands and Czech Republic have already said they would send defences to Poland, while Lithuania will receive a German brigade and greater warning of Russian attacks on Ukraine that could cross over.

People from poor families are recruited into "shock brigades" to complete physically demanding tasks, such as construction or mining projects.

Now he works as a volunteer for Bon Ukraine, which donates military equipment for brigades on the front line.