Moment man, 80, tries to enlist in Ukraine army to fight Russia ‘for his grandkids’ – World News
Kateryna Yushchenko, former First Lady of Ukraine shared the heartwarming photo of an 80-year-old grandad who turned up with spare clothes and a toothbrush, ready to enlist
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Image: Kateryna Yushchenko/Twitter)
This is the moment an 80-year-old man turned up with a travel bag, and tried to join the Ukrainian army to fight the Russian invasion.
The image was shared by the former First Lady of Ukraine, Kateryna Yushchenko, who said “he was doing it for his grandkids”.
Vladimir Putin’s army launched a full scale invasion on Ukraine on Thursday, Feb 24, as the Russian leader claimed he was fighting ‘neo-Nazis’.
The wife of former Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko – who grew up in America – posted the photo on Twitter on Thursday night.
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The man allegedly turned up with spare clothes and a toothbrush, ready to enlist
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She wrote: “Someone posted a photo of this 80-year-old who showed up to join the army, carrying with him a small case with 2 t-shirts, a pair of extra pants, a toothbrush and a few sandwiches for lunch. He said he was doing it for his grandkids.”
Mrs Yushchenko grew up in Chicago and is the daughter of Ukrainian diplomats served in the White House with President Ronald Reagan.
Her husband was poisoned during his campaign for office in 2004 and has always suspected it was an effort by the Kremlin to kill him.
Current Ukrainian President Zelensky has remained determined to stay in Kyiv and defiantly fight the Russian invasion as troops storm the capital.
The former First Lady and her husband, former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko
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He called on all men aged 18-60 to stay with him in Kyiv as he posted clips of himself with his officials on the streets of Kyiv.
Members of the public were armed with thousands of machine guns in a bid to fight off Putin’s men after they closed in on the city on three sides.
But western officials believe the Russian advance has not gone as quickly as Vladimir Putin hoped, with their intelligence suggesting he thought he would have control of Kyiv in 48 hours.
It has prompted fresh fears among Western officials that the Russian leader will utilise deadly thermobaric missiles, which have allegedly already crossed the border into Ukraine.
The deadly missiles which use a fatal mix of chemicals to launch a supersonic blast would ‘rupture lungs’ of any human nearby and decimate buildings to rubble.
Thermobaric missiles could be the next deadly weapon that Putin unleashes on Ukraine
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President Zelensky however has reportedly refused an offer by US President, Joe Biden to safely evacuate him from Ukraine.
American officials said the Ukrainian leader had told them: “I need ammunition, not a ride” as he declined the offer.
President Zelensky had previously claimed he was “target number one” for the Russian enemy, adding that they would attempt to abduct and kill him to topple his country.
Russian troops are trying to take hold of key airfields and port cities in an effort to strangle Ukraine’s economy, while Western leaders have warned Putin will try to “decapitate” Zelensky’s government.
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