Javelin anti-tank missiles become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/javelin-anti-tank-missiles-become-a-symbol-of-ukrainian-resistance/

Images of Ukrainian troops carrying Javelin missile launchers on their shoulders have flashed around the world, making the anti-tank weapon — capable of piercing the most sophisticated armor, and particularly useful in guerrilla warfare — a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion.But it is the US-made Javelin that has become the weapon of choice, to the point that a meme circulating on social media has transformed it into a religious icon borne by Mary Magdalene, an emblematic saint of the Orthodox church.