Ukrainian MP with AK-47 ready to face Russian invaders

Kyiv: An Ukranian lawmaker on Friday warned that people of his country will be armed fully to take on the advancing Russians, even as he held on to his personal AK-47 rifle while speaking to a radio channel.

"This is a full-scale invasion intending to destroy the Ukrainian state and take it over," Ukrainian MP Sviatoslav Yurash said, adding that all Ukrainians who want to help fight will be given the chance to do so.

The interview was telecast on BBC's Radio 4's Today program.

When asked what his plan was if Ukraine's army fails to ward off further Russian invasion, the MP responded that he was staring at his personal AK-47 rifle.

"We are arming people who will be taking that fight to the Russians in every way. We are a nation of 40 million people and we are not going to just stand idly by as Russia does as it wants all across its borders. We will fight with everything we have and all the support the world can provide us, " he added. (UNI)