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I nt heba a l i on" Donba s s "awomen' sg r oupa ppea r ed
T heg i r l s , whowe r ei nt heMa i da n, a r epr e pa r i ngnowf or
t hemi l i t a r yope r aonsi nt heE a s tofUk r a i ne . Ac c or di ngt o t hei ns t r uc t or s , i tg i v e sag r e a te nt hus i a s mt ot heot he r s .
" T he yc a mehe r ebe c a us et he ya r epa t r i ot s . Webe l i e v et ha t t hi si saf e a t . T heg i r l sdooft he i r100%, whi l eme na r eof50 %, ma x i mumi sof70%"–t he ys a yi nt heba a l i on.
Peopl eofMa r i upol donotbel i e v ei nt het r uc ea ndc on nuea cv el yt opr epa r et or epel t hea a c k s oft het er r or i s t s . I nMa r i upol nobodybe l i e v e si nt het r uc e , a l l pe opl ea r er e a dyt o r e pe l t hea s s a ul t . T he ya r edi g g i ngt het r e nc he sa r oundt hec i t y . Ne a rMa r i upol t ode f e ndt hec i t yabi gg r oupoft heUk r a i ni a n mi l i t a r yme ni sf oc us e d. Att hes a me me , t hei nf or maont ha t t het e r r or i s t sus et het r uc e , e s c a pef r omMa r i upol i snot c onfir me d. T hi sc oul dpr oba bl ybeonl yaf e wc a s e s . Ma s s i v e e x odusi snotobs e r v e d, whi l eRus s i a nt r oopsc on nuet os t a nd t he i rg r ound. Al s o, t he r ei snoapr e c i s ei nf or maonont he numbe rofc onc e nt r a t e dne a rMa r i upol e ne myf or c e s . Howe v e r , t he yr e por t e da bouta tl e a s toft het wot a nkr e g i me nt soft he Rus s i a nt r oops , whot ooka na cv epa r ti nt her e c e nts he l l i ngof t hec i t y . T hewhol ec i t yi sf ul l wi t hUk r a i ni a nfla g st ha tnobody i nt e ndst or e mov e , a l l t hec i t yi spa i nt e di nbl uea ndy e l l ow c ol or s . T her e s i de nt soft hec i t yr e a l i z et ha tt he ya r eUk r a i ni a ns , a ndt he ypr e pa r et ode f e nda g a i ns tt heRus s i a na g g r e s s i on.
“ I donotc a r eada mna boutt hi s“ pea c e”-" T hePeopl e' sGov er nor "Guba r e vt ol da boutt he i nt en onsoft er r or i s t s .
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