Women armed with machines and rifles ready to defend key city from invading Russians
dailystar.co.ukUkrainian city of Odessa are preparing for the Russian invasion to hit them by taking part in weapons training. Pictures emerged this week of civilian women being shown how to use machine guns, as Russia advances on the modern city.
Odessa is one of the few cities in the country left largely untouched, due to it being seen as pivotal to the future of the country in whatever shape that comes – especially as it is a big port city.Woman, and men, can be seen taking up positions on the front line, awaiting the Russian invaders.Speaking to the Daily Mail, local factory owner Ruslan Popkov, 50, said: “My dominant emotion is fear.
Do the Russians intend to kill all 35million of us?“‘Yet 10 per cent of me feels oddly joyful because the war will sever our ties with Russia once and for all."Foreign policy expert Josh Rogin warned this week how those in Odessa “need our help”.Writing in the Washington Post, he said: “Odessa’s mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov, told me during an interview that he doesn’t know exactly when Russian forces will attack, but ominous signs are everywhere.“Russian warships are probing the Black Sea beaches and shelling parts of the coastline, indications an amphibious invasion force might soon be on the way.Ukrainians have tried to mine the beaches, but there aren’t enough mines to go around.
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