According to the myth of the “Spirit of Kiev”, Ukraine has chosen a new war heroine who is believed to provide sufficient motivation for the army and the population to endure the rigors of the Russian war of aggression. In particular, a sniper has now emerged whose impressive success rate would approach that of the most successful sniper of all time.
Stories as War She Writes: Though Ukraine doesn’t reveal her real name, the woman, known by her battle name “Charcoal,” is already revered by state war propaganda as a “heroine of modern war.”
Soldier to impress brother
Actually, the sniper would have only entered the army to impress her brother – since 2017 she finally fought against the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and did not stop her service until early 2022. But then came the attack from Russia, which persuaded her to return – she would currently belong to the 35th Infantry Brigade.
Russians “no people”
And her statement seems clear: after all, you’re fighting “no people.” Even the fascists were not so horrible, they quote comrades at the front. She is said to have promised to fight “to the end” and to call for “the elimination of all invaders,” the army wrote on social networks.
Several hundred hits?
There are no concrete details about “Holzkohle’s” combat successes, as the “Times” reports, she would be as successful as the famous, also Ukrainian sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who is considered the most successful of all time. Pavlichenko served in the Red Army during World War II and was responsible for 309 confirmed hits.
Source: Krone
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