

Members of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine load ammunition after receiving weapons to defend the city of Kyiv, Ukraine February 25, 2022. Mikhail Palinchak/Pool via REUTERS


Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces hold NLAW anti tank launchers, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, at a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko


A member of Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces is seen at a checkpoint, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.


New members of the Territorial Defence Forces train to operate RPG-7 anti-tank launcher during military exercises amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Instructors conduct military exercises for new members of the Territorial Defence Forces amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko


A member of the Territorial Defence Forces stands guard at a checkpoint, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola Tymchenko


A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces guard in central Odessa, Ukraine March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Iryna Nazarchuk


New members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces clean newly received weapons in Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich


A member of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine holds a weapon, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


A new member of the Territorial Defence Forces trains to operate an NLAW anti-tank launcher during military exercises amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko


Members of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine load ammunition after receiving weapons to defend the city of Kyiv, Ukraine February 25, 2022. Mikhail Palinchak/Pool via REUTERS


A member of the Territorial Defence Forces stands guard at a checkpoint, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola Tymchenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces patrol Kyiv, Ukraine February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


A patch reading "Ukraine of death" is seen on a sleeve of a member of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mikhail Palinchak


Members of Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces hide a road sign for preventing navigation of Russian army in Kyiv region, Ukraine March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin


New members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces hold newly received weapons in Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich


A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces guards in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich


Members of the Territorial Defence Forces guard a checkpoint, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko


A civilian who volunteered to join the Territorial Defense Forces holds a rifle during training, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odessa, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Inside Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces