Over the last few weeks there’s been lost of media reports about Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Force with many stories highlighting the numerous appearances across the country of wooden training rifles.
This surprised some people and it plays to the David vs Goliath aspect of the current crisis in Ukraine. So in this video we’ll take a look at the context and history behind Ukraine’s wooden rifles.
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