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A Ukrainian soldier reportedly blew himself up on a bridge to prevent a line of Russian tanks from crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/a> announced the act of bravery by Vitaly Skakun, who was part of a marine infantry battalion aiming to block the Henichesk bridge in the southern Kherson region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the tanks approached, Mr Skakun jumped in to carry out a mission to blow up the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bridge was mined, but he didn\u2019t manage to get away from there,\u201d the military said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccording to his brothers in arms, Vitaly got in touch [with them] and said he was going to blow up the bridge. Immediately after an explosion rang out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis heroic act significantly slowed down the push of the enemy, allowing the unit to relocate and organize defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said they were working on awarding Mr Skakun with posthumous honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement concluded: \u201cRussian invaders, know, under your feet the earth will burn! We will fight as long as we live! And as long as we are alive we will fight!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This map shows the progression of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine as of midday Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mr Skakun\u2019s bravery came hours before Russian tanks descended on Kyiv<\/a> as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged residents of the capital city to arm themselves with Molotov cocktails and fight back against the invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian military to seize power in their country and overthrow Mr Zelensky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send your news stories to\u00a0dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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