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Capital accounts: on the ground in Kyiv

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The Territorial Defense - A New Force

The territorial defense is a new force, which began only a couple of weeks before the invasion began. It enables soldiers with and the army tly go out and do the fighting and the serious defence of the city. But even if you'r in the territoryal defencea real life goes on. In normal times, it will take you 25 minutes to drive from the centre of kiev to the centre of urpin. Beyond erpin there is a town called buche which the russians have already taken. And when i've been there, there's been the constant sound of artillery duels and grand missiles - but so far the positions have held.

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