New Delhi: A Ukrainian woman was captured on camera Thursday while confronting a heavily-armed Russian soldier and demanding to know what they were doing in her country in Henychesk, Kherson region, reported Ukraine World.
According to the video shared by the news organisation on Twitter, she urged the soldier to put sunflower seeds in their pockets, so that flowers could grow when they died on Ukrainian land.
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
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 24, 2022
The full transcript is incredible. https://t.co/9zInraoJnI pic.twitter.com/ra9ZkjRExl
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) February 25, 2022
Twitter users said:
User @EvilBun00935196 found the situation poetic as the woman appeared to be planting a “seed of doubt” in the soldier’s mind.
Another brave Ukraine woman!
She is also planting seeds of doubt in the Dictator’s soldier’s mind.— Vaxxed & Boostered EvilBunny Pottymouth 🥶 (@EvilBun00935196) February 24, 2022
Some users called the woman their “hero” and others showed support in their fight against the Russians.
This women just became my hero.
100% gangster!
— Mike from Ohio (@mikecinOH) February 24, 2022
Living in Kansas, I fully appreciate this sentiment. Hoping many fields of sunflowers grow from the work of this awesome woman. My heart is with the storied people of Ukraine that face the bear alone today. pic.twitter.com/LKO4eXY5q4
— ☕❄️🇺🇦 KӨFFΣΣ JΣDI 🇺🇦❄️☕ (@D353RT_J3D1) February 24, 2022
And then there were those who, though showing solidarity with Ukrainians, were impressed by the Russian soldier’s attitude.
He was pretty respectful, probably thought of his mother. Poor Ukraine and Russia. Brothers fight against brothers. It shouldn’t be..
— kathiwilliams (@kwilliams1950) February 24, 2022
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