Please click on the images for glimpses of how the Ukrainian territorial defence forces's latest recruits are prepping for combat.
IMAGE: A recruit disguised as a tree wields a rifle during a training session in a public park in Kyiv.
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IMAGE: New members of the territorial defence forces wait for the exercises to begin.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: Instructors conduct military training for the latest members of the territorial defence forces.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: The recruits learn how to use weapons.
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IMAGE: An instructor holds an AT4 anti-tank launcher during the training.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: An instructor shows the recruits how to operate an NLAW anti-tank launcher.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: An instructor guides the recruits on the operations of an NLAW anti-tank launcher.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: New members learn to operate an NLAW anti-tank launcher.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: An instructor shows the recruits how to use the NLAW anti-tank launcher when they spot a Russian tank.
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
IMAGE: The recruits learn first aid during the training session.
Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
IMAGE: Volunteers cook food to feed soldiers and civilians at a roadside camp close to the north eastern frontline.
Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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