Civilians in Lviv have been learning military tactics and how to handle weapons, in a bid to gain the skills they need to defend their country.

One of the participants, former air hostess Olya, said: "Sometimes in life there is no choice … it's just something that we all have to do right now." Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn