Training in case of war is also a reality for many civilians in Kiev. A team from laSexta Noticias has attended one of those military training sessions where ordinary citizens learn to wield arms or to make searches. Meanwhile, diplomacy tries to prevent the confrontation from coming. Today, Macron visits Putin.
We enter an old abandoned factory in Kiev that has now been turned into a military training for the civilian population. in this factory they learn basic tactical movements, combat in open areas and also inside buildings. And they don’t just practice with dummy weapons. In their hands they bear the weight of real rifles. They have modern weapons, but also weapons recovered from World War II. Anything goes, like the machine gun that can be seen in the video that accompanies these lines.
In just one day, according to one of the instructors who works with civilians, a normal citizen could learn to use a grenade launcher. Also in one day they can acquire the bases to face the enemy. An example is the homemade manufacture of Molotov cocktails.
Zhenya, civilian volunteerbelieves that each person must have some basic knowledge to defend themselves, their family and their land. Elizabethanother of the civilians tells us that they are preparing for war in case the enemy attacks and that if it were so, he would not hesitate to take up arms.
In recent weeks, hundreds of people have begun to prepare for a possible Russian invasion. They recognize that in the face of a real threat of war, the army may not be enough. Despite everything, diplomatic efforts to reduce tension continue. Today French President Emmanuel Macron meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The French president awaits a signal from the Kremlin for a possible de-escalation. Meanwhile, in Washington, Biden receives. also to the German Chancellor. And on Tuesday more meetings, such as the one between Scholz, Macron and the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda.
Source: Lasexta
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