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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Danielle Desouza

English is our ‘intellectual weapon’, says Ukrainian military teacher

A woman teaching English to the Ukrainian military has said she hopes it will become the “second international language” for her country as it serves as an “intellectual weapon” 18 months into the ongoing war.

Olena Chekryzhova, 35, who is based in Kyiv, has been voluntarily teaching the Ukrainian military English for roughly a year and two months, through a project called ENG for UARMY, which she founded, as a means of “doing her part” for the war effort.

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