You’re occupants and fascists: Ukrainian woman confronts Russian soldier | Watch
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A brave Ukrainian woman confronted a Russian soldier and asked what Russian troops were doing on her land. The video of the incident has gone viral.
The video of a brave Ukrainian woman confronting a Russian soldier as Moscow troops closed in on Kyiv is being lauded by several as the video of the incident went viral. As the Russian soldiers tried to calm her down, she said, "You’re occupants, you’re fascists! What are you doing on our land with all these guns?"
Ukrainian woman confronts Russian soldiers in Henychesk, Kherson region. Asks them why they came to our land and urges to put sunflower seeds in their pockets [so that flowers would grow when they die on the Ukrainian land] pic.twitter.com/ztTx2qK7kB
Caught on camera, the woman confronted a Russian soldier and asked him to keep sunflower seeds in his pocket so that they bloom when he dies. “Take these seeds and put them in your pockets, so at least sunflowers will grow when you all lie down here,” she said.
The video was shared by Internews Ukraine, a media house based in Kyiv.
Lauding the courage of the woman a Twitter user said, "The coming days and nights in #Ukraine are likely going to be long and hard. But with spirit like this woman shows, #Putin may find he bit off way more than he can chew. #PocketSunflowers to grow sunflowers from their graves!”
Another remarked, “Am I the only one reading that over and over, and getting chills each time?”.