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By Timothy Chhor

As you may have heard, Russia is sending their army in to try to overtake Ukraine. They are quite the force, seeing as how they have the second strongest military in the world. Although they vastly outnumber the Ukrainians, that hasn’t stopped some of the citizens of Ukraine from trying to do whatever they can to mess with the Russian army. 

  1. One Ukrainian farmer decided to take one of the tanks that was left behind by a Russian soldier. The farmer attached the tank to their vehicle and began to drive away. The person who likely was using the tank can be seen running after it. This video here is where you can see it happen.

2. Ukrainians seem to be very fond of messing with Russian tanks. This man walked up to a tank and put his bare hands on it, trying to stop it. After a struggle, he drops to his knees after the tank’s movement comes to a halt, earning him applause at the end of this video.

3. Yet another Ukrainian is shown charging at Russian tanks, trying to disrupt their progress. In this video posted on The Guardian’s website, a man can be seen charging into the road, and surprising drivers of Russian tanks. Some swerve to avoid him. 

If nothing else, Ukrainian people seem to have a knack for messing with Russian tanks.

Works Cited

Psaropoulos, John. “Ukraine Faces Enormous Military Odds against Russia.” Aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera, 27 Jan. 2022, http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/27/ukraine-faces-enormous-military-odds-against-russia. Accessed 4 Mar. 2022.

Armstrong, Martin. “Infographic: The World’s Most Powerful Militaries.” Statista Infographics, Statista, 14 Jan. 2022, http://www.statista.com/chart/20418/most-powerful-militaries/. Accessed 4 Mar. 2022.

‌NDTV. “Ukrainian Farmer ‘Steals’ Russian Tank Using Tractor, Internet Delighted.” NDTV.com, Mar. 2022, http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ukrainian-farmer-steals-russian-tank-using-tractor-internet-delighted-2796370. Accessed 4 Mar. 2022.

Gabbatt, Adam. “Video of Ukrainian ‘Tank Man’ Trying to Block Russian Military Convoy Goes Viral.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 25 Feb. 2022, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/ukraine-tank-man-video-clip. Accessed 12 Mar. 2022.