Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are honored around the world for their bravery during the Russian invasion.
But one man raised his fearlessness to a whole new level by moving an anti-tank mine with his bare hands as he blew out a cigarette.
An unnamed citizen was caught in a daring maneuver near Berdyansk in the south.
This comes when Russian troops are embroiled in fierce battles Ukraine such as Vladimir Putinthe invasion of ‘s was delayed.
But as tensions escalated dramatically, the president ordered nuclear forces on high alert in response to what he called NATO’s “aggressive statements”.
Amazing footage shows the Ukrainian carrying the explosive device over a road and away from a bridge
The civilian, wearing a black down jacket, jeans and dark sneakers, was smoking a cigarette while speaking Ukrainian.
Amazing footage shows the Ukrainian carrying the explosive device over a road and away from a bridge.
The civilian, wearing a black down jacket, jeans and dark sneakers, was smoking a cigarette while speaking Ukrainian.
He made the cameraman laugh as he continued to lift the antipersonnel mine across the street with his hands in front of him.
The man went down the edge and into the surrounding woods as he pulled the device away from traffic.
The video ended as the civilian continued to walk in the woods, removing the antipersonnel mine.
The footage was shared on social media and Westerners were stunned by the man’s courage.
He made the cameraman laugh as he continued to lift the antipersonnel mine across the street with his hands in front of him.
The video ended as the civilian continued to walk in the woods, removing the antipersonnel mine.
One wrote: “Southern Ukraine. You can be cool, but you’ll never be “I found this mine on the road and decided to take it to a nearby forest” cool. ‘
Another said: “The brave man does not even describe what this man is doing, he is moving an unexploded anti-personnel mine away from houses in a wooded area.”
One said: “Just a man with a cigarette in his mouth removes a mine from under a bridge in Berdyansk, Ukraine. Unreal.
One woman posted, “It’s like I always say, you can’t move an active anti-personnel mine without burning a heater while you’re doing it.”
One man said, “If I was carrying a live antipersonnel mine, I think I might start smoking again.”
And another published: “Only a Ukrainian will take an anti-personnel mine with jeans and a jacket with a cigarette in his mouth and will calmly move it away from the bridge.”
They added on Twitter: “Never underestimate the mental and physical strength of Ukes.”
This comes after numerous reports of heroes in Ukraine who have risen up against the prevailing Russian forces.
A man stood in front of a huge convoy and tried to stop them from passing him as they ran down the road.
A woman told a Russian soldier to plant sunflower seeds in his pockets to grow on Ukrainian soil when he died.
And 13 Ukrainian soldiers told a warship to “fuck off” when asked to surrender to Snake Island.
Meanwhile, President Vladimir Zelensky reportedly refused to be rescued from Kiev and chose to stay on the front lines with his men.
A woman told a Russian soldier to plant sunflower seeds in his pockets to grow on Ukrainian soil when he died
President Vladimir Zelensky reportedly refused to be rescued from Kiev and chose to stay on the front lines with his men
Amid a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine today, Putin has ordered Russia’s nuclear forces to be on high alert.
The order means he wants Russia’s nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness for launch.
Amid worrying developments, the Ukrainian president’s office said a delegation would meet with Russian officials as Moscow troops approached Kiev.
In citing the Nuclear Warning Directive, Putin cites not only alleged statements by NATO members, but also heavy financial sanctions imposed by the West.
Putin told his defense minister and the army’s chief of staff to put nuclear deterrence forces on a “special combat duty regime.”
He said: “Western countries are not only taking hostile action against our country in the economic sphere, but also senior officials from leading NATO member states have made aggressive statements against our country.”
Russian forces enter Ukraine’s second-largest city, Ukraine, today after failing in a night-long effort to take control of the capital, Kiev
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said today that it had killed more than 4,300 Russian soldiers in the first three days of fighting. Russia has not released up-to-date information on its military losses. In the photo: A fighter from the Ukrainian Territorial Defense examines a destroyed Russian infantry mobile machine GAZ Tiger after a fight in Kharkov
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Putin was resorting to a model he had used in the weeks before the invasion of Ukraine.
She said it was “to produce threats that do not exist to justify further aggression”.
She said: “The global community and the American people need to look at it through this lens. We’ve seen him do this over and over.
She told ABC’s “This Week” that Russia was not under threat from NATO or Ukraine.
She said: “This is all a model from President Putin and we will stand up … we have the ability to defend ourselves, but we also need to call out what we see here.”
Prior to Russia’s invasion, Putin threatened to retaliate brutally against all nations intervening in the conflict in Ukraine and raised the specter of nuclear power.
The US ambassador to the United Nations responded to news from Moscow while appearing on a Sunday news program.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said: “President Putin continues to escalate this war in a way that is completely unacceptable.
“And we must continue to condemn his actions in the strongest, strongest possible way.”