Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, former Miss Ukraine Anastasia Lenna and scores of other citizens are taking up arms to defend their homeland against the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday — just hours after Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine — that the government would hand out weapons to anyone willing to take up arms. By Friday, Ukrainian officials had already handed out 18,000 guns, according to the BBC.
"I planned to plant tulips and daffodils on my backyard today," Rudik tweeted on Saturday."Instead, I learn to fire arms and get ready for the next night of attacks on [Kyiv] … We are not going anywhere. This is our [city], our [land], our soil. We will fight for it."She added,"So next week I can plant my flowers. Here."
Ukraine's Defense Ministry even urged citizens to make homemade weapons such as Molotov cocktails as Russian forces inched closer to Kyiv. Former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna posted a photo of herself — armed — to her 65,000 followers on Instagram this week. Men between the ages of 18 and 60 have been banned from leaving Ukraine as martial law was declared in the country.
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