Children in Ukraine are being taught how to use guns as fears grow of a Russian invasion.

Residents in the southern city of Mariupol were given military training on Sunday from members of Ukraine's Special Forces unit.

People of all ages learnt how to load ammunition and aim at targets as Russia amassed over 100,000 troops at the border with Ukraine.

Valentyna Konstantynovsk, 79, says she wants to be ready to defend her family in case of an invasion.

"I don't want to lose my country, my city," she added.

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