Stories Of Ukrainian Heroism Are Emerging And Giving The Country Hope

[Wicked Blue]

Buzzfeed News
by Christopher Miller, Isobel Koshiw, Pete Kiehart

KYIV — Acts of unthinkable bravery by Ukrainian citizens have already ascended into legend across the country, boosting morale and galvanizing a nationwide resistance that has already proved formidable in the face of Russia’s massive and experienced military.

Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is only several days old, and examples of spirited defiance are piling up: A group of border guards who defied a Russian warship order and were captured or killed. A military unit that took on 34 Russian attack helicopters and dozens of paratroopers during a battle for a key airport. A Ukrainian soldier who rigged a bridge to blow up in order to stop a Russian advance on Kyiv and sacrificed his life to ensure the blast was successful. Civilians lying down in front of rolling Russian tanks and berating occupying troops to their faces. Tens of thousands of civilian volunteers taking up arms and rushing to the frontlines.

Though many examples of heroism have been documented by videos and photos, some are hard to verify, and there are already a few that seem to be urban myths. Perhaps the most famous early example is the viral tale of “The Ghost of Kyiv,” a single pilot who some believe single-handedly shot down six Russian fighter jets.

But all these stories, combined with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s popular and defiant videos where he stands firm in Kyiv and exhorts all his fellow citizens to take up the fight, add up to a national narrative of bravery for a people who have fewer soldiers and fewer weapons than Putin’s forces.

Excellent article, more at link

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/videos-ukraine-heroism-russia-invasion-tanks?ref=bfnsplash

[PoliticAverse]

1. I wonder how many of the stories are actually true...

and how many are just clever wartime propaganda.

[ffr]

2. Bravery and courage.

Sounds like a democratic ideal we can identify with.

[SheltieLover]

3. Kicking for visability

[FakeNoose]

4. They missed the story about the Ukrainian who blew up the bridge from Crimea to the mainland

He had to blow the bridge because the Russian tanks were coming, but he couldn't get off the bridge in time. So he died in the blast in order to stop the Russians.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216397985

Headline: Hero Ukrainian soldier 'blows himself up to destroy bridge' and stop Russian invasion forces

[Wicked Blue]

5. It's in the second paragraph

Amazingly brave man