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Ukrainian citizens are using passive resistance to confront the Russian invasion
kneeling in front of tanks and blocking roads.
A video on social media, shared by The Guardian sourced from the Ukrainian armed forces
shows a Ukrainian man trying to push a Russian tank away with his bodyweight alone in Bakhmach in northern Ukraine
he falls to his knees in a final bid to stop the tank.
Another episode shows a Ukrainian man running into the road to try and obstruct a convoy of Russian armored vehicles.
Other clips on social media show entire groups of civilians gathering in the path of Russian tanks and armored vehicles to block their advance
reprotedly shows scores of Ukrainians in Ichnya
join the ranks of the area defense forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
According to The Kyiv Independent reporter Illia Ponomarenko
18,000 rifles had been given to civilian defense forces on the streets of Kyiv to arm them to fight.
Ukraine is also setting up an International Legion for foreigners to join the fight against Russia
Zelensky said: "Every friend of Ukraine who wants to join Ukraine in defending the country
Everyone who is defending Ukraine is a hero."
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A brave Ukrainian man has been filmed trying to block a convoy of several Russian tanks with just his hands as the invasion of the country continued
The video was filmed outside Bakhmach – a city located roughly at the midpoint between Kyiv and the border with Russia
It starts with the man lying face down on the front end of the first tank as the convoy is travelling down a street
leans against the front of it with his arms outstretched until the tank comes to a complete stop
The man then kneels on the ground and stays there for a few seconds until a number of people approach him from two directions
A person then leads him a short distance away from the tank
while another person – who is also standing in front of the vehicle – brings it to another stop
A number of people can be seen shouting and gesturing at the Russian troops
while others film the incident on their phones
The driver of the tank then accelerates and the second person is moved out of the way
The convoy passes in clouds of exhaust smoke
The video was shared on social media on Saturday, the third day of conflict unleashed by Russia after Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.
Heavy street fighting in Kharkiv – Ukraine’s second-largest city – has been reported after Russian troops encroached in the early hours of Sunday morning. Civilians are being asked to not leave their homes.
Russian troops in Kharkiv blew up a gas pipeline, according to Ukrainian officials that shared a video showing a fireball rising to form a large mushroom cloud.
Near Vasylkiv, south of the capital of Kyiv, an oil depot was set on fire by a Russian ballistic missile, officials said.
The flames of the oil depot attack could be seen from Kyiv and the fighting had prevented emergency services from being able to extinguish the blaze, according to reports.
The attacks on Ukraine’s energy supplies follows the Russian troops’ failure to capture the capital city Kyiv.
At least 240 Ukrainians have died in the conflict so far, according to the United Nations.
About 4,300 Russian soldiers have also died, according to Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar.
At least 200,000 Ukrainians have fled the country, with the vast majority of them having left for Poland.
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The world has watched on in horror as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues
and overnight a theatre in the seaside city of Mariupol where hundreds of innocent Ukrainians were sheltering was bombed
a Ukrainian woman living in Brisbane shared her story about her parents
a Russian-occupied town two hours north-east of Kyiv
She told Scott Emerson there’s no electricity
and my dad and other people because I’m in Australia
and there’s no groceries and food is scarce
is doing what she can to help people in need
“They start to deliver some food to civilians.”
Her sister and her children have managed to flee to Brisbane
after escaping early in the occupation to Poland
Press PLAY to hear more of her family’s experience