Meet the Ukrainian women learning how to survive in the event of a Russian invasion by Vladimir Putin
ABCWhen war broke out in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Oksana and her husband packed their belongings into a car and set course for the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. While some civilians have volunteered for Ukraine's Territorial Defence Force, Oksana joined about 200 people in a lecture hall in Kyiv on Saturday to take part in a survival course for women organised by the Ukrainian Women's Guard in Kyiv. The women learning survival skills amid Russia threat The Ukrainian Women's Guard is just one of several groups that in recent weeks has been upskilling people amid the threat of a major Russian offensive. The Ukrainian Women's Guard, headed by Olena Biletska, organised a survival course attended by 200 women in Kyiv last weekend. "The Russian army is one of the strongest in the world," said Anna Nemesh at a rally in Kyiv on Sunday, where Ukrainians gathered to show their thanks to countries that have provided military aid and other support.
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