Amateurs dig in to fight Russian troops from Kyiv forests
Day by day, Kyiv grows more tense.
Russia's advance has clearly not gone to plan for President Vladimir Putin. With the invasion now in its second week, his troops and tanks are still outside the capital - but maybe not for long. Ukrainian forces we spoke to on Thursday expect the Russians to reach Kyiv in a day or two. Mykhaylo blends in with the forest. The 25-year-old computer programmer stands proud, in full camouflage gear. He joined a territorial defence unit earlier this year and got just a few days of training, but he insists he's combat ready.
She expects today's lesson could soon be put into practice, if and when Russian forces breach the city. "Unfortunately, I think it's a few days and we are afraid. But it's our town, it's our country and we must fight."Olha works in procurement in normal times - but now she's teaching battlefield first aid
Like many here, he believes there is far more at stake than the future of Ukraine. "We will fight to the end, and we will win," he said. "We have no choice because this is fight for democracy, for freedom, for human rights. We will fight for Ukraine, for Europe, and for the world."
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