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In the months since war began in Ukraine, people living in Estonia, which borders Russia and was formerly part of the Soviet Union, have become increasingly concerned about potential Kremlin aggression.

Despite some experts saying the threat is low, more than 1,000 women have volunteered to join the Women's Defence Organisation since the conflict began.

’Russia might not be coming tomorrow, or the next day, but I want to be prepared,’ says Mari Klandorf, a mechanic who, along with her mother, now spends her weekends training in first aid, guerrilla warfare and firearms.

‘People have started to realise that they just can’t sit around and wait for someone to come and help, they have to do things on their own’.

Estonia spent 47 years behind the iron curtain, during which time many faced persecution and economic instability.

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