Volunteers for territorial defense listen to their instructor during their training at the warrior house, following the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, Andriy Senkiv was a pacifist who blogged about sport and had never held a gun in his life.
Eleven days later, the 27-year-old Ukrainian was learning how to handle an assault rifle with 30 other men in the western city of Lviv. Among them were salesmen, IT experts, a chef and a footballer.
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