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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Feb 14, 2022, 09:15 PM Feb 2022

'Babushka battalion' ready to protect Ukraine from Russia

Mariupol, Ukraine – Valentyna Konstantinovska, 79, is ready to take up arms and fight Russian soldiers mano a mano to protect her city if President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine.

Having volunteered since conflict broke out in the country in 2014, Konstantinovska and an army of “babushkas”, older women, have volunteered to dig trenches, provide supplies, make nets, offer medical care and even build a lookout tower.

As tensions with Russia enter a critical week and the US warns troops could wage a bloody campaign to take the country within days, some women are ready to do anything it takes to help the war effort – even launch a babushka battalion.

“I love my city, I am not leaving. Putin can’t scare us off. Yes, it’s terrifying, but we will stand for our Ukraine until the very end,” Konstantinovska said during an event to teach the city’s residents how to prepare and defend themselves.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/babushka-battalion-ready-to-protect-ukraine-from-russia/ar-AATQARR

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'Babushka battalion' ready to protect Ukraine from Russia (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
I wonder if anybody in Putin-World Turbineguy Feb 2022 #1
He painted himself in a corner. Texaswitchy Feb 2022 #2
May the Goddess protect these awesome women nt Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #3
a good life skill for folks is to never mess with an old woman.... nebby70 Feb 2022 #4

nebby70

(471 posts)
4. a good life skill for folks is to never mess with an old woman....
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 11:43 PM
Feb 2022

... we've lived long enough to have a short fuse when it comes to BS ...
... and if we're mad, ya better be prepared ....

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