KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fingernails painted pink, blue and purple pastels grip the barrel of a gun.
Men line up dozens of empty wine and liquor bottles in a courtyard to make Molotov cocktails.
A newlywed couple poses for a photo with newly issued rifles.
Captivating images by Associated Press photographers show everyday Ukrainians taking up arms as civilian soldiers to repel a Russian invasion.
Newly married couple Yarina Arieva and Svyatoslav Fursinb, left, pose for photo after they joined the ranks of the city territorial defense the day after they got married in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Mikhail Palinchak)An instructor trains a woman to shoot from a a Kalashnikov assault rifle at a shooting range near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/bbcd0a202f7a4805941207323b2ea99c/2000.jpegCivil defense members prepare Molotov cocktails in a yard in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Ukrainian civilians wait for their turn to join the ranks of the city territorial defense in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Mikhail Palinchak)A young woman holds a weapon during a basic combat training for civilians, organized by the Special Forces Unit Azov, of Ukraine’s National Guard, in Mariupol, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
