Ordinary Ukrainians with little to no military experience take up arms to defend their country
KYIV: From journalists to researchers, ordinary Ukrainians have taken up arms to repel Russian attacks on their country.bolster the Ukrainian forcesAmong them is 50-year-old Lesya Ganzha who was a journalist and editor-in-chief of a news website. After Russia’s invasion, she joined the Kyiv Territorial Defence Force, serving as, among other roles, a drone pilot.
Mr Bohdan said that because the invasion took place so quickly, he barely had time to train as a soldier. Just a week after the war started, he was involved in his first battle near Kyiv. “I speak personally to them. Before joining us, they are having an interview with me, and after the interview, I decide if they might be accepted or not. Because we do not accept any guys with any radical views,” he said.CNA was granted rare access to an army base in northern England, where training is conducted by a broad coalition of countries, including the British Army, the Swedish Armed Forces and Dutch Marines.
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