Ukrainian civilians are receiving military training in Odessa, southern Ukraine, Learning how to use weapons, against the prospect of Russian aggression. The city of Odessa is preparing for war due to its strategic location on the Black Sea, home to Ukraine’s navy, and cultural heritage. The town has fortified in its center with sandbags and anti-tank barriers, tires. The citizens await the next fight. Odesa, Ukraine, March 31, 2022. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/Abaca/Sipa USA
Civilians Receiving Military Training – Odesa
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is telling residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country’s east. Ukraine’s foreign minister urged NATO member nations on Thursday to send “weapons, weapons, weapons” to help prevent further atrocities like those reported in Kyiv’s northern outskirts.
Ukrainian authorities are gathering evidence of alleged Russian atrocities amid signs Moscow’s troops killed people indiscriminately before retreating from Bucha and other towns north of the capital.
Elsewhere, the mayor of the southern port city of Mariupol said more than 5,000 civilians have been killed there.
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