The Kyiv Independent tweeted a screenshot of a decree dated March 3, which apparently gives civilians the same rights to use weapons as Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine has reportedly passed legislation which legalizes the right of its civilians to kill invading Russian soldiers. A screenshot of the apparent decree signed by President Volodomyr Zelensky was tweeted by Kyiv Independent journalist Ilya Ponomarenko on Thursday. „A new bill officially makes it totally legal for civilians to kill Russian military personnel deployed to Ukraine,“ he wrote. A translation of the decree, which is dated March 3, was circulated on social media and was said to go into effect „following the day of its publication.“ Article One of the order stated that civilians „may participate in repelling and deterring armed aggression by the Russian Federation.“ The decree said civilians who get weapons will effectively have the same rights of those fighting for Ukraine’s armed forces, but must return the arms and any unused ammunition within 10 days of the end of martial law.
