1/ Russian women have set up a "private knitting company" called the Night Witches to address a severe shortage of underpants on the front line. A shortage of fabric has led to the use of material with pink roses, cute elephants and leftovers from the 1980 Moscow Olympics. ⬇️
2/ The Night Witches have organised themselves via a Telegram channel. They say they are "a private knitting company (PMC) [that] has united craftswomen from different parts of Russia and around the world", helping them to exchange tips on producing underpants.
3/ The name is a reference to the all-female Soviet Air Force 588th Night Bomber Regiment in WW2. The original Night Witches used Polikarpov Po-2 to carry out gliding night bombing attacks, sounding to those on the ground like broomsticks passing overhead.
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