It has been nine years since Russia took the peninsula. Now Ukraine is preparing to win it back
In the classroom Crimean children race each other to assemble their assault rifles. A young girl, her brown hair hanging over her eyes, slams a magazine into her weapon and a teacher asks: “Who won?”
Elsewhere in the building, primary school age boys and girls wearing camouflage gear pose with Kalashnikov rifles and show off hand-to-hand combat moves.
The intended message behind the video, published recently by Russian state media, is clear: Crimeans of all ages are getting ready to fight.
#Ukraine: A Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by an artillery strike west of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut, #Donetsk Oblast during a Ukrainian counter-attack. pic.twitter.com/lq4OadZquN
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 10, 2023
