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cnn's erin burnett spoke with residents who say they are ready to fight. >> reporter: this weekend in lviv, ukraine, a few hundred civilians, gathering to prepare at a defense training session. people of all ages, but most of them young. the youngest, for us, the most jarring to see. natalia was here with her daughters, kalina and hefia. she tells me she talks to them all the time about possible war with russia. >> yes, we always talk about this, about war, and we have a plan. that's why we are here. >> reporter: the training organized by a far-right political party and overseen by the ukrainian government's territorial defense forces. people today learning hand-to-hand knife fighting with sticks, using wooden guns to practice shooting around corners. shooting rifles in group tactical target practice, and listening to how to handle
in case warfare erupts. >> phil, people we've talked to over the past several days now say they feel more unsettled. after biden's comments that putin has decided to invade and also because of what they're seeing right now. one young man told me putin's not a balanced person. another woman says she's now scared. she and her friends are still going to work. they are going about their normal lives. even in the face of that fear. and some people here are actually training to fight. this weekend, a few hundred civilians gathering to prepare to defense training session. people of all ages, but most of them young. the youngest, for us, the most jarring to see. natalya was here with our daughters. she tells me she talks to them
fascinating insights. thank you for being with us. while the world watches and waits for russia and vladimir putin's next move, civilians in ukraine are bracing, in some cases training for possible war. cnn's erin burnett spoke with residents who say they are ready to fight. >> reporter: this weekend in ukraine, a few hundred civilians gathering to prepare a defense training session. people of all ages, but most of them young. the youngest, for us the most jarring to see. natalia was here with her two daughters. she tells me she talks to them all the time about possible war with russia. >> yes, we always talk about this, about war. and we have a plan. that's why we are here. >> reporter: the training organized by a far-right political party and overseen bit ukrainian government's territorial defense forces.