An elderly Ukrainian couple stood up to Russian soldiers who had broken onto their property — earning praise from the US Embassy for their remarkable bravery.
Surveillance camera footage of the tense encounter was shared on social media by the embassy in Kyiv on Friday.
“Today we salute this elderly couple, who stood up to three Russian soldiers,” the embassy wrote, along with the hashtag #UkrainianHeroes.
In the clip, three armed Russian soldiers in combat gear approach the front of the couple’s gated driveway and begin breaking in. They force the gate open and move forward with their weapons drawn as dogs bark in the background.
As they move out of frame, several voices can be heard, followed by a loud gunshot.
Сьогодні ми вітаємо цю літню пару, яка протистояла трьом російським солдатам. #UkrainianHeroes pic.twitter.com/DV7RWO3fe0
— U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) March 11, 2022
The video then cuts to another angle from inside the property. A balding man in a blue sweater and black pants and a woman in a pink hat and blue coat step outside and begin yelling at the soldiers. The man continues to approach the troops, waving his fist in the air at them as they point their weapons at him.
Authored by Patrick Reilly via NYPost
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