In the Kyiv region, an all-female training course teaches civilians the rudiments of handling weapons. They learn about weapon structure, safety, aiming, target selection from different positions, grenade throwing and first aid.
"After the liberation of Bucha and Irpin, women asked themselves: How can we protect our family and our children while the men are at war?" explains Daryna Trybukh, founder of the NGO Ukrainian Valkyrie. "We don't know if it will happen again, but we will be ready to defend ourselves," she adds.
Ukraine’s military reported Monday shooting down 17 of 22 drones that Russia launched in overnight attacks that were aimed at areas nationwide.
The Ukrainian air force said the Russian attacks also included five missiles targeting the Kharkiv region, located along the Ukraine-Russia border, and two other missiles targeting the neighboring Sumy region.
The drones were widespread, with the Ukrainian military saying its intercepts took place over the Kyiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhya, and Rivne regions.
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