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Russian army women hold beauty contest that includes hurling grenades and firing AK-47s
Ukraine continues.As Russia moves more military hardware and forces towards the war zone, a military beauty contest was held back home including female troops from the country’s strategic missile forces.A military statement said that “about 40 beauties took part”, according to military magazine Red Star.“The first test for the participating teams was the application of combat makeup.”The women soldiers were also expected to overcome a fire-assault zone in a mock war zone with radiation, chemical and biological threats wearing gas marks and special protection suits.They were ordered to assemble and disassemble assault rifles, fire from a Kalashnikov AK-74, and throw grenades.There was a “brain ring” where they were tested on general knowledge and they faced “creative and culinary” tests.A report said: “Not all the participants are young women.“One, Olga Kirillova, is already a granny - her daughter is 23, and grandson three.“She serves at the Teykov division of the Strategic Missile Forces.