“The flag has been hoisted in my honor so many times, now it is time to defend it.” – Nelson Mandela A world biathlon champion from Ukraine enlisted as a border guard

Biathlete Anastasia Merkuşina, 27, world and European junior champion in the biathlon competition, participant in two Olympics, joined the border guard service. “It protects our country from the Russian occupier,” noted the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

“Today, many public figures have left their usual activities to defend the homeland. The famous sportswoman Anastasia Merkushina joined the ranks of the border guards,” the Ukrainian border guards write.

“The Ukrainian flag has been hoisted in honor so many times in the world, now is the time to defend it myself,” the athlete said.

Since the beginning of the war, Merkusina has been sharing details of the situation in Ukraine on her social media accounts, as well as that of her German colleague Erik Lesser, who offered her Twitter account with about 150,000 followers.

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