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Ryan Fahey & Ellie Kemp

Stunning footage emerges of man confronting Russian tank in Ukraine


A video has appeared online showing an unarmed Ukrainian citizen stopping Russian army tanks with their bare hands.

As its invasion into Ukraine continues, Russia continues to take heavy military losses - but now Belarus has sent its troops to join the fight.

The Kremlin today confirmed troops have entered the city of Kherson, while it warned citizens in the capital Kyiv to leave the country.

Read more: Ukraine LIVE as Russian air strikes hit Kyiv TV tower reportedly leaving five dead

It said it plans to carry out 'targeted attacks' in Ukraine's capital city.

But elsewhere in the country, it appears Russians are meeting fierce resistance - even from unarmed civilians, reports the Mirror.

In a series of clips shared by the BBC, everyday citizens can be seen challenging armed soldiers and standing in front of tanks trying to enter their hometowns.

In one video, a man standing in front of a massive Russian tank tries to stop it with his bare hands.

As he does, the tank pulls to a halt before the man slaps the bonnet and walks off.

In another clip, a man pulls up beside a a Russian armoured vehicle and asks: "Are you guys broken down?".

Soldiers respond, saying they've run out of fuel, before he jokes: "Can I tow you back to Russia?".

Another shows a crowd of civilians cheering and whistling after a military vehicle bound for their town turns around.

"They haven't let the tanks into town, they turned them around", one man says.

In more videos of resistance, a Russian man who says he lives in Ukraine is seen blasting a pair of soldiers.

"You have your country and we have ours", he says.

Meanwhile Putin's war machine rumbles along, with footage from earlier today showing rockets hitting a civilian apartment block.

It comes after Putin was accused of breaking international law by using deadly vacuum bombs.

The bombs suck in energy from the surrounding area to generate extreme temperatures when it explodes.

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