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Former Miss Ukraine Dumps High Heels, Joins Army Against Russian Invasion
A beauty queen and former Miss Grand Ukraine has traded in her high heels for combat boots, joining the Ukrainian military in its push against the Russian invasion.
Anastasiia Lenna after the Russian invasion, stepped outside to protect her motherland. In other to achieve this, she has to join the Ukrainian military to safeguard her nation, which she has just done.
Following the footsteps of their president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the people of the country have stepped outside in the war situation to save their homeland against Russia, many people have also voluntarily taken up arms to assist their country’s military.
Ever since the Russian invasion, Lenna has been sharing various Instagram stories addressing the crisis. Lenna, who represented Ukraine in the 2015 Miss Grand International beauty contest, shared a series of photos of herself where she can be seen carrying a gun and is in military uniform.
In one of the posts she shared on Saturday, she wrote: “Everyone who crosses the Ukrainian border with the intent to invade will be killed!.” She has also shared a photo showing soldiers walking with Ukrainian President Zelensky, and called him a “true and strong leader.”
She has also continuously urged for support and donations to the Ukrainian armed forces.
Lenna is a marketing and management graduate from Slavistik University in Kyiv, Ukraine. She has worked in Turkey – Bodrum, Ankara, and Istanbul as pr manager. She knows five languages and has worked as a translator also.
As tensions escalated, many celebrities from around the world have reacted to the situation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that regime change in Russia’s aim, that he is being personally targeted and that his people will have to do everything in their power to prevent Kyiv from falling.
