In Ukraine, fresh waves of volunteers are joining huge lines to stock up on semi-automatic weapons to bolster the forces defending their homeland.
to help with his stalled invasion of Ukraine, his opponents have no problem finding people ready to fight.
Ukraine is the only country in Europe where firearms are federally regulated and citizens are permitted to own non-fully automatic rifles and shotguns. In peacetime, firearm licenses go through a lengthy local process of background checks and verification. But on Feb. 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Twitter, “We will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend our country. Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities.
“I want to buy a gun to protect my country against the Russian army,” said Yaroslav Solomacha. His hands were shaking slightly with age, but he is spry and energetic. “I feel very well, I feel very strong physically. I am 80 but when I served the army in my youth, I was very good at shooting.”Solomacha has not held a gun in over 30 years, but that has not deterred him from planning to fight. When asked why he feels so strongly, he says simply that he is very proud to be a Ukrainian.
A volunteer demonstrates the preparation of Molotov cocktails at the Pravda brewery in Lviv on Feb. 27, 2022.Also among the crowd outside is Vladimir Sorin, a 32-year-old local photographer born in Lviv, who lives with his wife in a modest apartment in the city. He is accompanying his friend who is buying a firearm, since he already bought a semi-automatic shotgun for himself two days prior. “I bought a cheaper model, it is a Turkish-made Hugli Renova five round semi-automatic shotgun.
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