Posted on 01/25/2022 9:07:46 PM PST by algore
A Ukrainian mother-of-three has been pictured arming herself with a huge rifle as thousands of the nation's civilians prepare for the prospect of a Russian invasion.
Mariana Zhaglo is far from a typical Ukrainian soldier, but the 52-year-old marketing researcher has said she is willing to do whatever it takes.
'As a mother I do not want my children to inherit Ukraine's problems, or have these threats passed on to them. It is better that I deal with this now,' Mariana said.
'If it comes to it then we will fight for Kiev; we will fight to protect our city. If there is a need for the shooting to start, then I'll start shooting,' the mother continued, as she showed off her newly-bought Zbroyar Z-15 rifle in her flat in the Ukrainian capital.
She went on to explain that the Zbroyar Z-15 is a hunting rifle, but that she has no intentions of hunting.
'I have never hunted in my life. I bought this carbine after listening to some soldiers discussing the best rifle to get,' Mariana told The Times.
The marketing researcher is just one of thousands of Ukrainians who recently joined the nation's Territorial Defence Forces (TDF)
It comes as UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee that intelligence suggests Russia's elite forces may have already crossed the border into Ukraine.
'Any crossing into Ukraine, whether small or large, would be viewed as a breach of that sovereignty, against international law and an invasion.
'You can't be half-pregnant, you are either invading a country or you are not.'
British special forces are also preparing to deploy to Ukraine
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron today became the latest Western leader to promise a 'retaliation' should Russia proceed with an invasion of its neighbour.
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Sometimes I wish we could have a big scary leader who might really confront Cornpop behind the gym.
What’s her FR nick?
Good for her. Now all they need is another couple hundred thousand like her.
Women Buying sniper rifles is supposed to emote what feelings from me? No our circus. Not our monkeys.
Practice and get that scope sighted just right.
Hmmmm… will the Biden puppet masters allow AMERICAN citizens to use sniper rifles to defend our southern borders against invaders of our country?
No way. If that happened, they would find out they didn't need their government, and the deep-state cronies in Ukraine would never accept that.
An AR-15 is huge?
interesting she has a suppressor on it, does the BATF know about that?????
“ Women Buying sniper rifles is supposed to emote what feelings from me? ”
The feeling that the Ukraine will not fold easily. And that they will make Afghanistan look like child’s play.
“I’m going to tell you one last time;
Get Off My Lawn!!...Got it now?”
She could do better investing half that much to fix her kitchen.
Not exactly a huge rifle & probably not all that great for sniping. Better than nothing, though.
I looked and it seems most Americans can also get these ‘hunting rifles’ on g..bro..r.com or like swap meets
Not sure about the hearing protection option
My safe room holds about 5x what’s invested in my kitchen. It’s all about priorities.
F YEAH!
1st: Mindset
2nd: Training
3rd: Equipment
She prolly only need #2.
You can’t kill Russians with a new dishwasher!
Fake news. Neocon editors wrote the story before they even found this woman (whoever she is).
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Cuba, 1897.
Frederic Remington: “Everything is quiet. There is no trouble. There will be no war. I wish to return.”
William Randolph Hearst: “Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”
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