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After various reports that Twisted Sister‘s 1984 hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It” was being used as a rallying cry by Ukrainians over the weekend, the band’s leader Dee Snider — who is part Ukrainian — says that he couldn’t be prouder. “I absolutely approve of Ukrainians using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as their battle cry,” Snider wrote in a tweet. “My grandfather was Ukrainian before it was swallowed up by the USSR after WW2. This can’t happen to these people again! #FUCKRUSSIA.” Prior to Snider’s endorsement, the 1984 track off the heavy metal band’s third album, Stay Hungry, was being used as a rallying cry following Russian Vladimir Putin’s order for an attack on Ukraine, which has resulted in nearly 200 deaths so far. Snider took to Twitter to boast his support, as his grandfat...