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Ukrainian reservists attend a military exercise at a training ground near Kiev, Ukraine, 18 December 2021 (issued 19 December 2021). According to a survey conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in December 2021 and published on 17 December 2021, the 50,2 percent of Ukrainians said they would resist in case of a Russian military intervention into their city, town or village. Every third respondent to the poll, the 33,3 percent, said they were ready to engage in armed resistance while the 21.7 percent said they were ready to participate in civil resistance actions . The US and Ukraine have accused Russia of amassing tens of thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border in preparation for a possible attack. Tensions with Russia have pushed many Ukrainians to sign up to territorial defense units. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
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