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Will Stewart & Kieren Williams

Heart-stopping moment Ukrainian man carries bomb away while puffing cigarette

One ordinary Ukrainian moved what appeared to be an explosive device away fbrom the road, carrying it casually in his bare hands as he smoked a cigarette.

Social media has been inundated with countless videos from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In the town of Berdyansk, south-east Ukraine, where Russian troops reportedly took control overnight, one man seems unperturbed by the fact he’s carrying a deadly explosive device in his two hands.

Dressed only in a black coat and blue jeans, he cradles the mine in his hands as he walks across the road.

As he crosses the road the cameraman can be heard laughing.

He enters into the trees on the other side and keeps walking, holding the device as far away from him as possible.

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The Ukrainian man does not bother to put out his cigarette before moving what appears to be a deadly explosive device (Social media / east2west news)
The video was shared widely on social media (Social media / east2west news)

As he does so, cars can be heard passing behind him.

He walks deep into woods to try and put the reported mine far from anyone else.

It is unknown if the reported device was live at the time and the man has not been identified.

This comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues but the cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv have survived another night of fighting.

According to British and Ukrainian defence sources, Russian President Vladimir Putin had hoped to conquer Ukraine, its capital and major cities in just 48 hours.

The invasion, which began nearly 100 hours ago, is still being fiercely resisted by Ukrainian soldiers who have been engaged in fighting around the two largest cities.

Despite frequent shelling and missile attacks, the capital remains free from Russian control.

On top of that, the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is now reportedly back under Ukrainian control.

Russia's advance on Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv (Press Association Images)

Donetsk is situated in the easternmost region of the country, and has been deep in Russian-backed separatist territories since 2014.

The city was reportedly on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.

Even as the fighting is ongoing, peace talks commenced yesterday between Ukraine and Belarus.

After an initial meeting yesterday, talks are set to continue this afternoon.

A Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighter examines a destroyed Russian Armoured personnel carrier after fighting in Kharkiv (AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, once the voice of Paddington Bear, said on Sunday that he needed to use every opportunity to secure peace, as Ukraine was due to meet with Russia for peace talks.

He said: "I do not really believe in the outcome of this meeting, but let them try so that later not a single citizen of Ukraine has any doubt that I, as President, tried to stop the war, when there was even a small, but still a chance."

However, even as talks about peace are ongoing, Belarus is set to hold a referendum about whether the country should hold nuclear weapons or not.

A building in Kyiv that was damage by Russian rocket fire (AFP via Getty Images)

On top of that, there are reports the country may send troops into Ukraine to help the struggling invasion, the Kyiv Independent reported.

The country has remained a key ally of Russia throughout the invasion, and a prong of the Russian attack came through the country, across its border.

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