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Former Miss Ukraine ‘poses with rifle’ and blasts invading Russians, saying ‘anyone crossing the border will be killed’
A FORMER Miss Ukraine was pictured with a rifle in her arms as she warned Russian invaders: "Anyone crossing the border will be killed."
Anastasiia Lenna, Ukraine’s 2015 representative in the Miss Grand International beauty contest, shared a post on social media showing herself holding a massive replica firearm.
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“Everyone who crosses the Ukrainian border with the intent to invade will be killed!” she said in an Instagram story to her 97,000 followers.
She also shared an image of soldiers walking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who she hailed as “a true and strong leader", in her fiery post.
Anastasiia, who is not believed to be on the frontlines of the battle, said the weapon she holds in her photo is an airsoft rifle.
The team game sees participants eliminate opposing players with plastic projectiles.
The marketing and management graduate told her fans: "I am not military, just a woman, just a normal human.
"Just a person, like all people of my country."
It comes as...
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She said she had a "normal life" just days ago before "Russian aggression" began.
"I don't do any propaganda except showing that our women of Ukraine [are] strong, confident and powerful," she said.
It comes as murderous Vladimir Putin continues his horrific attacks on innocent civilians.
Kyiv and Kharkiv came under fresh bombardment last night.
Missiles rained down after a day of true horror, which saw Russian troops fire on a nuclear reactor site and a mum and her two children killed as they desperately tried to flee during a ceasefire.
Officials in Kyiv warned Russia had now amassed a big enough force to try to seize the capital.
Around 30 Tochka-U tactical missile systems have been brought to Belarus from Russia ready for a feared all-out assault.
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And tens of thousands remain trapped in the besieged port city of Mariupol after a "ceasefire" to allow a humanitarian escape route was breached for the second day running.
Tinpot despot Putin is reportedly set to re-impose a "silence regime" so citizens can flee.
However, he has twice gone back on his word, shelling cities as desperate families try to escape.
Meanwhile, Russia has issued a list of three key demands on Ukraine to end the war.
A Kremlin spokesman called for Ukraine to cease military action, change its constitution to become a neutral country, acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory and recognise the separatist republics of Luhansk and Donetsk.
It appears heroic President Zelenskyy will turn Mad Vlad down flat after Ukrainian forces recaptured Chuhuiv on Sunday.
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Putin is believed to have been deeply shocked by the ferocity of the Ukrainians.
His soldiers are demoralised and desperate to quit the army, telling loved ones back home in intercepted calls: "We are being massacred."
One soldier was heard saying: "We have no aviation, no f***ing support, we are like cannon fodder."
Three Russian commanders have been killed, while Z-marked tanks were abandoned during the stalled siege at Chuhuiv.
Ukraine's military has estimated that Russia has lost more than 11,000 troops since the beginning of the invasion on February 24.
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In addition, 999 armoured personnel carriers, 454 cars, 290 tanks, 68 helicopters, and 46 planes have been lost, they say.
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Despite encouraging signs that Ukraine is turning the tide, experts have warned Putin's aggression will ramp up as he struggles with his objectives.
Russia has already issued a direct threat to Britain saying it "will not forget" support for Ukraine and warning of "tough retaliation".
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