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In February 2022, a photograph of a woman holding a weapon was widely circulated on social media as if it showed former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna taking up arms after Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Both of these pictures truly show Lenna, who won Miss Grand Ukraine in 2015, but the picture on the left does not show Lenna taking up arms after Russia's invasion. This photograph shows Lenna with an airsoft rifle. After Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine at the end of February 2022, Lenna posted a photograph of herself holding her rifle along with the hashtags #standwithukraine and #handsoffukraine. This led many to make the assumption that Lenna had actually joined the Ukrainian army, but that's not the case. When the picture went viral, Lenna posted a follow-up message to explain that she wasn't actually in the military and that her post was just meant to show support Ukrainian forces. Here's Lenna's post: While Lenna isn't in the military, Ukraine's armed forces truly do involve a large number of women in combat roles. The CS Monitor reported that many women signed up for the military after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, and they now make up almost 10% of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: You can keep up on the latest rumors regarding Russia's attack on Ukraine here, and if you have questions about something you see online please send us a note.
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