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In a powerful video shared today by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Ukrainian man is seen stopping a Russian tank with his bare hands in the streets of northern Ukraine’s Bakhmach.
The video, which was posted on Instagram by Ukraine’s official handle, shows a citizen being pushed backward on a street by a massive Russian tank. Nonetheless, the man pushes back on the tank with his bare hands against the front of the moving vehicle, using the force of his body weight, until it comes to a halt.
Following the feat, the man collapses to his knees in the middle of the road, attracting the attention of bystanders. On Saturday, the third day of the Russian invasion, the tank was reportedly part of a Russian convoy passing through the town of Bacharach.
The ministry praised the bravery of Ukrainians in another video posted to Instagram, in which the same man is seen hanging from the front of the Russian tank before jumping down and stopping its progress entirely.
“For years, Russia has been lying about how the Ukrainian authorities keep the Ukrainian people in ‘captivity.’ However, the Ukrainian people are free and ready to stop Russian tanks with their bare hands if necessary “read the caption of the post
The video is just one of many stories of human bravery and perseverance that have been shared on social media in recent days, as Ukrainian civilians face off against trained Russian troops on a daily basis in the Ukraine conflict.
In a less positive development, the Ukrainian military mourned the death of a Ukrainian soldier who blew himself up to destroy a bridge in Kherson on Saturday but praised his sacrifice as he attempted to obstruct Russian tanks from marching forward.
Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, more than 500,000 people have fled the country, according to the UN’s refugee agency, with at least 352 civilians, including 14 children, killed, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Massive anti-war demonstrations have taken place around the world, including a 100,000-person demonstration in Berlin. As public outrage grows, not only globally but also within Russia, police have detained over 5,500 people in 48 Russian cities in various anti-war demonstrations since the invasion began.
