by Letizia Cini
From beauty queen to soldier: Anastasiia Lenna he took up arms (even if those with which he shows himself in the photos posted they are not true) to defend her Ukraine: “The invaders will die in this land of ours! And the whole world will see it ”. This is the promise of the former Miss Ukraine, who has decided to fight on the street in her country. The same ex model, 25 years old, revealed it on her Instagram profile, as reported by the London radio “Lbc”. Lenna, laureate in marketing at the Slavistik University in Kiev, he participated in the beauty contest in 2015 and is now among the personalities most involved in Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion. And he decided to set an example for his compatriots: take a rifle and fight the Russian soldiers and mercenaries. “All those who have crossed our border to make war on us, will be killed!”, Her words next to the image of her that portrays her in military uniform with a rifle in hand. A support for the armed forces already shown in the past and probably only symbolic. But in the face of the invasion, the Ukrainians are ready to grasp any sign of hope and resistance.
The appeal of Anastasiia Lenna
“As a result of the current situation I want to talk – writes Anastasiia Lenna on his Instragram profile -. I am not a military man, just a woman, just a normal human being. Just one person, like all people in my country. I have also been an airsoft player for years. All the pictures in my profile serve to inspire people. I only had a normal life last Wednesday, like millions of people. I do not propaganda other than to show that our Ukrainian woman is strong, self-confident and powerful.
I appreciate all the attention and support to my country, to all the people in Ukraine who are fighting every day against Russian aggression, I say: “We will win !.
I was born and live in Kiev. This is my city. Ukraine is my country. On February 24, the Russian Federation trampled our lands, killing civilians, women and children. Ukrainians have no sense of guilt. None of us have any sense of guilt. We are in our lands! I speak to all the people of the world: stop the war in Ukraine! No people should die; we can stop this. Together”.
Anastasiia Lenna (25) has taken up arms to defend her Ukraine
The courage of a people
The one of Anastasiia Lenna it is a story of great courage, of loyalty to the country where she was born and raised. A story like many others, in reality: the war in Ukraine has brought to light the value of many heroes who have decided to protect their people, at the cost of their lives. But she was already well known, because she a few years ago she had won the title of Miss Ucraina. And his choice certainly could not go unnoticed.
Who is Anastasiia Lenna
Young, beautiful and very brave: Anastasiia Lenna he did not hesitate to take up arms to defend his country, in the moment of the most extreme difficulty. Certainly, until a few days ago he would never have imagined it.
Gorgeous model, in 2015 she won the title of Miss Ukraine and represented her people in the beauty pageant Miss Grand Internationalranking in the top 20. Her career continued between fashion shows and collaborations, although Anastasiia never gave up on studying and, later, on her work.
Graduated in Marketing and Management at the Slavistik University in Kiev, the beautiful Lenna has had very prestigious roles in various companies outside her country, especially in Turkey. And, thanks to his perfect knowledge of ben five languagesshe also worked as a translator.
Anastasiia Lenna (25) has taken up arms to defend her Ukraine
She has long since returned to her homeland, with the worsening of tensions between Ukraine and Russia, and has decided to take sides in defense of her compatriots. A choice, hers, shared by many people: the sense of loyalty that everyone shares in this dramatic moment is very strong.
Anstasiia, airsoft expert
In the last few hours Anstasiia Lenna has become famous all over the world for having published a photo of her with a rifle in her arms. The photo is accompanied by the hashtags #handsoffucrain e #standwithuvraine. The model carries a submachine gun and is pretty handy with weapons. AND airsoft expertor the “Game” that simulates military operations. She recently posted photos in which she learns intent on practicing and camouflaged in the snow.
In the story posted on her profile, Anastasiia did train at the shooting range. Accompanying the video are the words: “Training, The Invaders will die on our land! All world see this! ” That is, “training, the invaders will die on our land. The whole world sees it ”.
The resistance: sabotage and symbolic gestures
“Let’s remove the signs on all the roads in the country. The enemy does not know the areas and does not know how to orient himself. Let’s help them go to hell “. While the army fights, reservists are called up and volunteers take up rifles, the rest of the Ukrainians find alternative forms of resistance. Sabotage, symbolic gestures, posts on social media: everything is invented against the Russian invader. This is how the appeal to citizens of the state road management agency to tear down or manipulate road signs to disorient Moscow’s forces has spread.
And always from the authorities came the input for guerrilla actionscomplete with tutorials on how Molotov cocktail preparation to be thrown at the attackers.
The former miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna (25 years old): on Instagram her shots as a model
An invitation immediately accepted by the population.
In Dnipro, the third most populous city in the country, women have started making incendiary cocktails using styrofoam and bottles of alcohol
A Dniprothe third most populous city in the country, women have begun to prepare the incendiary cocktails using styrofoam and used alcohol bottles, while in Lviv, in the west farthest from the clashes, the Pravda brewery has made it known that these days it is dedicating itself to this “very special bottling”. There are also many gestures of nonviolent resistance, inspired by antecedents with a strong symbolic impact. When the video spread on social media of an unarmed man on the side of a road who was trying to block a convoy of Russian armored vehicles with his body alone, his mind immediately went to the historic image of Tiananmen Square.
A similar scene was also seen on other occasions, such as in Bakhmach, 150 km north-east of Kiev, where some civilians knelt in front of the tanks and threw their bikes under the crawlers. There are also those who improvise fighters, setting up barricades in the street with sandbags or spending their days digging trenches.
And VIPs are also taking up arms, such as the former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna. precisely, that on Instagram, her model shots leave room for images that speak of war, a way like any other to support her country in the darkest hour. In fact, Lenna is no stranger to sharing photos of this type – she has always been a lover of airsofta business that uses air guns and plastic bullets.
Nothing to do, therefore, with what is its new reality. The same one that involves millions of people: between those fleeing to a safe harbor and those remaining under bombs, to ally themselves with the Ukrainian soldiers for days now besieged by the Russian army.
In fact, Anastasiia is not the only one to have shown great courage. A few days ago she moved the world the story of two young people in love who, on the very first day of the war, decided to to get married and then enlist to defend their homeland.
The marriage between Yaryna and Sviatoslav
The story is told by CNN. Yaryna, 21, met in 2019 Sviatoslav, 24 years, during a protest in Kiev. After three years of engagement and with the situation in Ukraine gradually worsening, the couple decided not to waste any more time and get married. The two had planned the wedding for next May 6 and wanted to celebrate the wedding in a restaurant with a “very, very nice terrace” overlooking the Dnieper River, Yaryna said.
The wedding of Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursi in Kiev (Photo CNN)
But that all changed when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine on Thursday 24 February. Yaryna and Sviatoslav they decide to get married immediately and don’t wait for May. The two go to the monastery of St. Michael in Kiev. While the anti-aircraft sirens sound outside, the two get married. “The situation is difficult, we are about to fight for our land. Maybe we can die and we just wanted to be together before all of this, ”Yaryna said.
From marriage to resistance: “We will fight for our land”
After the wedding, Yaryna e Sviatoslav they go to the Territorial Defense Center to enlist and offer their contribution for their Ukraine. “We have to protect her. We must protect the people we love and the land we live in – said Yaryna – I hope for the best, I do everything possible to protect my land. Yaryna does not know what task they will be entrusted with.
After the wedding, Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursi enlisted to fight and defend Ukraine
“Maybe they’ll just give us the equipment and we’ll go fight. Perhaps – Yaryna says again – we will have to help to do something else ”.
The two still hope to be able to celebrate their wedding. Who knows, maybe in that restaurant with the terrace on the Dnieper River. “Maybe Russia will come out of our country and we will have the opportunity to celebrate normally,” hopes Yaryna. “I only hope you – she concludes – that everything will go normally and we will have our land, we will have ours Safe and happy country with no Russians”.