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The latest act of Ukrainian bravery: Russian drone downed 'by a jar of cucumbers'
05.03.2022 - 23:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A resident of under-siege Kyiv downed a Russian drone with a jar of cucumbers from her balcony, it has been claimed.
The incident happened as the forces of President Vladimir Putin surrounded the Ukrainian capital.
But his invasion of the country has been slowed by a spirited defence by Ukrainians, despite being massively outgunned and outnumbered by Russian soldiers.
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The latest story of homespun Ukrainian heroism suggests a woman downed a Russian drone by throwing a jar of pickled cucumbers from her balcony at the device.
The report has come from Liubov Tsybulska, an advisor to the Ukranian government, who tweeted about the incident to her 7,600-plus followers.
She posted: "In Kyiv a woman knocked down a Russian drone from a balcony with a jar of cucumbers. How did they expect to occupy this country?"
Within hours the tweet went viral and was 'liked' more than 200,000 times.
It has not been possible to verify the content.
It comes as Russian forces appeared to ignore a ceasefire and continue their bombing campaign.
Amid the terror, bloodshed and death of the week-old Russian invasion, stories of ordinary Ukrainians standing up against the aggressor have emerged.
Footage has shown how a farmer used a tractor to tow away a Russian armoured vehicle which had run out of diesel.
More footage today showed a Ukrainian climb onto a moving Russian tank and wave the flag of his country to cheers in the southern city of Kherson.
Footage from earlier in the week showed a Ukranian citizen remove an unexploded landmine while puffing on a cigarette, again in the south of the country.
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