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shelshaw

(684 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:20 PM 4 hrs ago

Once a dance instructor, now a sniper

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 (Original Post) shelshaw 4 hrs ago OP
that is both one of the coolest... ret5hd 3 hrs ago #1
Here's a little video too... progressoid 3 hrs ago #2
May your aim be true Ms. Tetiana Botany 3 hrs ago #3
A brave and honorable soul. Fla Dem 3 hrs ago #4
Citizens Army, Baby! Brother Buzz 3 hrs ago #5
And we'll look at the records of the US traitors who actively undermined democracy. erronis 3 hrs ago #7
I love her. n/t mtngirl47 3 hrs ago #6
She looks like she means business. calimary 2 hrs ago #8
Yeah i think Vlad picked the wrong underdog to kick this time. Volaris 2 hrs ago #10
Vladimir thought Volodymyr was gonna pull up stakes and leave town in the middle of the night after... Brother Buzz 2 hrs ago #12
He thought wrong. The way this war is going so far, Vlad Volaris 2 hrs ago #14
Stay safe, ma'am. Mysterian 2 hrs ago #9
Badass live love laugh 2 hrs ago #11
This is what fighting for freedom looks like. SergeStorms 2 hrs ago #13
A true freedom fighter PJMcK 1 hr ago #15
Now show me a gun humping American maga Karen. BidenRocks 1 hr ago #16
thanks mam. i also like her hy tec bang , bang. AllaN01Bear 1 hr ago #17
Be sure to read the article too. Disaffected 1 hr ago #18

ret5hd

(22,397 posts)
1. that is both one of the coolest...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:45 PM
3 hrs ago

and most horrible of pictures.

the dichotomy of man…and woman.

Fla Dem

(27,516 posts)
4. A brave and honorable soul.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:56 PM
3 hrs ago

Like all those Ukrainians who are fighting for the life of their nation.

Brother Buzz

(39,797 posts)
5. Citizens Army, Baby!
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:04 PM
3 hrs ago

When this crappy war is concluded, we’re going to hear hundreds and hundreds of stories of civilians who stepped up to did extraordinary things.

erronis

(23,375 posts)
7. And we'll look at the records of the US traitors who actively undermined democracy.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:24 PM
3 hrs ago

I know of many public figures actively being paid by the US government - and many who are also receiving bribes from our enemies.

Perhaps we could have a special court chambered to swiftly deal with some of these. Maybe the ICJ would work.

calimary

(89,511 posts)
8. She looks like she means business.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:32 PM
2 hrs ago

Life-or-death business - for herself, everyone she knows, and her country.

Brother Buzz

(39,797 posts)
12. Vladimir thought Volodymyr was gonna pull up stakes and leave town in the middle of the night after...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:58 PM
2 hrs ago

He invaded.

Volaris

(11,601 posts)
14. He thought wrong. The way this war is going so far, Vlad
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:09 PM
2 hrs ago

may as well killed Daisy. Just sayin'.

SergeStorms

(20,304 posts)
13. This is what fighting for freedom looks like.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:03 PM
2 hrs ago

Study it, because we may very well be in the same situation before long. There's an insane person in the White House. I don't put anything past him.

BidenRocks

(3,047 posts)
16. Now show me a gun humping American maga Karen.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:46 PM
1 hr ago

Would they still talk tough 2A and join the fight or slither away?

You rock Tetiana!

Disaffected

(6,329 posts)
18. Be sure to read the article too.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:54 PM
1 hr ago

If you are not moved by what you see you must be comatose (or a MAGAt).

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