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shelshaw

(686 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:20 PM Tuesday

Let this one sink in…

Tetiana Khimion, a sniper in the Ukrainian army, poses with a photo of herself as a dance teacher taken before Russia's invasion, in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

https://apnews.com/photo-essay/ukraine-photo-essay-portraits-anniversary-war-d7bb463924e7cad9cfaa45e59600fc60#

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Once a dance instructor, now a sniper [View all] shelshaw Tuesday OP

that is both one of the coolest... ret5hd Tuesday #1

Here's a little video too... progressoid Tuesday #2

May your aim be true Ms. Tetiana Botany Tuesday #3

A brave and honorable soul. Fla Dem Tuesday #4

Citizens Army, Baby! Brother Buzz Tuesday #5

I love her. n/t mtngirl47 Tuesday #6

She looks like she means business. calimary Tuesday #8

Yeah i think Vlad picked the wrong underdog to kick this time. Volaris Tuesday #10

He thought wrong. The way this war is going so far, Vlad Volaris Tuesday #14

Stay safe, ma'am. Mysterian Tuesday #9

Badass live love laugh Tuesday #11

This is what fighting for freedom looks like. SergeStorms Tuesday #13

A true freedom fighter PJMcK Tuesday #15

Now show me a gun humping American maga Karen. BidenRocks Tuesday #16

thanks mam. i also like her hy tec bang , bang. AllaN01Bear Tuesday #17

Be sure to read the article too. Disaffected Tuesday #18