And if you know how to look through the look of exhaustion and fear you can see that the's absolutely gorgeous. She's a very striking woman. She's also the mother of two.
Actually, two orphans.
Shortly after that picture was taken Irina Tsvila was killed in action defending her home city of Kyiv.
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In the interest of accuracy, she has also been listed as the mother of five.
Here's another nice picture.
Four women in Kyiv.
Things are pretty sideways when you start handing grandmothers AK-47s.
Look at the face and the eyes of he woman on the right. They tell you that this isn't her first rodeo. She's already seen too much in her life. Perhaps she was involved when the Ukraine split off from the Soviet Union. Who knows?
The woman that's upset probably has not seen her first action yet. If she survives it she'll probably have the same expression on her face the others do. After she's been through a couple more actions she'll probably have the 10,000 yard stare from time to time.
Meanwhile on Nextdoor some housewife is complaining bitterly that the trash truck was late or some other damned fool thing.
Note. This is my post and has NOTING to do with trying to contact a Ukranian journalist.
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