The Russians were advancing towards a nuclear power plant in Southern Ukraine when they came upon an unexpected obstacle. One little town was not intimidated by their tanks: the mayor had the bridge blown up, and the locals built up the town’s defense together. We also found the angry local who became an internet celebrity after he and his wife chased the fully armed Russian soldiers out of their yard.
Voznesensk is a quiet little town near one of South-Eastern Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. Its name became well-known when they became the first to fight off the Russians. We visited the town and met the mayor who thought it best to blow up their own bridge, and spoke with the angry local who - along with his wife - chased away the armed Russian soldiers with his bare hands.
Our video from Voznesensk, Ukraine.
28 сен 2024