Former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna clarified through an Instagram post that photos of her holding arms were meant to "inspire" people to join the military to fight against Russia.
On 27 February she wrote: "I AM NOT A MILITARY, JUST A HUMAN. Due current situation I want to talk! I am not a military, just a woman, just normal human. Just a person, like all people of my country. I am also a airsoft player for years. You can Google what airsoft means. All pictures in my profile to inspire people [sic]."
Airsoft is a game where mock weapons are used to eliminate opposition players.
Lenna, who was also Ukraine's representative in the 2015 Miss Grand International beauty contest, had previously said that she wanted to answer the call to defend her country, according to her official handle.