Ukraine Invasion: Women take up arms in Kyiv

welcome to hell the sign says at the entrance to the capitol on the outskirts of the city they're hunkering down and preparing to fight with all their might but they're taking every precaution and they've asked us to keep the location here secret and protect their identities what do you have to do do you think you should just should should shoot and protect my home it's all it's easy all around the city they are building defenses they've seen the pummeling of other cities and with a 40-mile convoy of russian military hardware sitting on the edge of the capital they believe they're next there are several warnings of mines ahead the streets are scattered with scrap metal spikes and tires and huge metal anti-tank hedgehogs anything to slow the advance of the russian troops there's frenetic activity inside the dozens of civil defence stations where every room is piled high with donations as the water supplies food water food sleeping mats soldiers and civilians are working in unison these are the ones who've opted to stay behind whatever happens these people ran businesses had careers just over a week ago their lives now put on hold and almost certainly changed forever but with time running out we were told over and over again how much they needed tougher international action nobody knows what putin can do today or even tomorrow and we need actions right now not next week or next month it it will not work so we need actions yesterday this is what they're preparing to take on russian military hardware and soldiers all edging ever closer to the capital these pictures were released by the russian defense ministry purporting to show their troops entering the kiev region the videos come after u.s defense officials claimed without providing any evidence that they believed the convoy had stalled and was having logistical issues the capital civilians believe it's only a matter of time but insist they're ready i can't explain you what the feelings of our ukrainians in here is because everyone has relatives have the related loved ones who are fire right now who was wounded right now who was killed right now it's it's it's impossible to explain to people who don't live in such such of despair but this despair it's not despair oh we are surrendered no it's despair we will win we will go we will we will fight you back to hell where your places many of these people hadn't picked up a weapon over a week ago and now barely flinch at the sounds of war and then days ago i was a teacher about the makeup and i had i worked with students and showed them how to make the makeup and everything was very peaceful does that worry you hearing sounds like that are you scared normal for me already it's normal life your life has changed so much it's just like no fear i'm like i don't feel anything inside already her friend is a graduate in biochemistry and is still studying her masters no purpose for this so why do they do this i want to fight also because this is my country this is my home my thoughts my family all of my i know pressures no everything is here and i i would like to to be this like that way it was before [Music] taking ukraine's capital remains the russian prize and the people here know that alex crawford sky news kiev

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Length: 4min 2sec (242 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 04 2022