UKRAINE SOLDIER BLOWN DOWN HIMSELF TO STOP RUSSIANS

(The Quiver) : The true spirit of patriotism can be observed from the sacrifice this brave soldier of Ukraine. To stop Russian tanks from invading his country, a Ukrainian soldier blew up the bridge that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine. In the process, he sacrificed his own life.

Marine battalion engineer Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych was deployed to the Henichesk bridge in the southern province of Kherson when Russian tanks invaded.

As per the Ukrainian military,The army decided that the only way to block the Russian tanks would be to blow up the bridge and, accordingly, Volodymyrovych volunteered to do the needful, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a statement.

However, he soon realised he would not be able to get back to safety and died in the blast. His act of bravery forced the Russian forces to take a longer route, thereby giving the Ukrainian military more time to respond.