Two ballet dancers for the National Opera of Ukraine are trading in their ballet slippers to take up arms to fight for the Ukrainian military.
Principal dancer Oleksii Potiomkin joined up with the armed forces and has been sharing pictures of himself on Instagram wearing camouflage, according to Vanity Fair Italy and Pointe Magazine.
The story of Potiomkin fighting for Ukraine after Russia launched an attack on the country last week went viral when Ukrainian-American writer Natalia Antonova posted about him on Twitter.The ballet dancer has joined up, like many people from all walks of life in Ukraine. pic.twitter.
Lesya Vorotnyk. Ballerina of the Kyiv National Opera. #StandWithUkraine#stoprussia pic.twitter.com/27u4yxQ918
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