Kyiv still stands: Ex-Miss Ukraine takes up arms to fight off Putin's army as video shows destroyed Russian convoy on outskirts of city

Daily Mail ^ | 2/27/2022 | Lauren Lewis

[marcusmaximus]

Ukrainian forces in Kyiv have destroyed a column of Russian vehicles in the city's northwest after surviving a 'brutal' night of shelling.

Volunteers, among them the former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna, have taken up arms to fight off Vladimir Putin's army, with 'long queues' of citizens waiting to be issued weapons at recruitment centres in Kyiv.

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Lenna, who won the Miss Ukraine competition in 2015, posted an image of herself on Instagram as she announced she had joined the country's resistance against Russian troops.

Lenna, who usually works as a public relations manager in Turkey, posted the image alongside two hashtags - stand with Ukraine and hands off Ukraine.

It is not the first time she has been pictured with a gun and previous posts appear to show her training with weapons in wooded arenas and indoor training grounds.

She joins hundreds of volunteers, among them a man with a prosthetic leg and a young couple who brought forward their wedding from May to tie the knot before joining the civil defence force the next day.

[marcusmaximus]

[marcusmaximus]

Giving equal time to the Putin fan bois to be fair to them.

[Billthedrill]

I’m gonna need to see a tax stamp for that one, ma’am...

[Moorings]

Now you dun it! There are a bunch of posters here who will not know what to do with themselves seeing the shirtless Putin pic.

[marcusmaximus]

They can take a cold shower.

[Poser]

What rifle is that?

[humblegunner]

Lenna, who usually works as a public relations manager in Turkey, posted the image alongside two hashtags

How lucky someone got a picture.

Totally random, I'm sure.

Not at all looking for attention, nope, not a bit.

[max americana]

is it me or is that a US Army-issue M4a1 she’s holding..

[BusterDog]

People on twitter said that’s an old picture of her with an air soft rifle.

[EEGator]

Attention whore seeks attention, I for one, am shocked.

[waterhill]

Yeah, I misread ‘outskirts’ and came here for the pics.....

[CondoleezzaProtege]

She’s gorgeous! So brave!

[The Sons of Liberty]

Don't forget, Joe has faced down Corn Pop!

[Flatus I. Maximus]

Separated at hatching?

[marcusmaximus]

People on twitter said that’s an old picture of her with an air soft rifle.

Who? The Putin fan bois who don't like girls are saying that?

[Steve_Seattle]

if this is an authentic photo, she’s using a gun that our own government - including Smelly Joe Biden - would like to prevent us from having. And using a former beauty queen as a propaganda tool really smacks of leftist disinformation. It’s like one of their superhero comic books.

[Mr. Blond]

With a pink optic. Totally legit.

[Arcadian Empire]

I am on her team.

[Steve_Seattle]

It looks photoshopped.

[LouieFisk]

Yes, but can the tales of her single-handed victories over Russian battalions match the great Ukraine fighter pilot Samuyil Hyde? Now, *that's* greatness!!