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A Ukrainian man filmed his interaction with Russian soldiers telling them he could help tow their tank back to Russia after they apparently ran out of fuel and became stranded on a highway, British media The Independent reported.

The footage appears to have been filmed by the man while he was in his car driving down the road.

A priceless exchange of a brave Ukrainian citizen with Russian army stuck out of fuel. ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

[Thanks to my Ukrainian friend for transcription and translation] pic.twitter.com/Rar3WRXEwD

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The Independent added that while it was unable to trace the origins of the video, it has since been widely shared on social media, including by a BBC disinformation reporter and Estonia's former Chief of Defence.

Ukrainian mocks Russian soldiers for not knowing where they are going

According to a translation on social media, the Ukrainian man stopped his car upon seeing the Russian soldiers and asked if the tank had broken down.

When the soldiers replied that they were out of fuel, the Ukrainian man asked if he should tow them back to Russia, which prompted laughter from the soldiers.

After the Russian soldiers failed to respond to say where they were headed, the Ukrainian man then told them that they were on their way to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

When the Russians asked him about the news of the war, the Ukrainian told them that they ought to surrender as they "do not know where they are going".

The Ukrainian man then began to accelerate his car, but not before claiming to the Russians that he has asked "the whole column" of invaders and that no one knew where they were or where they were going.

A few seconds later, he could be seen driving past another stationary tank.

Russian military's logistical needs greater than expected

According to Politico, Russia has sent in more than half of the 150,000 troops it had surrounding Ukraine, three days into its invasion.

Fighting has broken out in both the capital of Kyiv and a second Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

However, Ukraine still retains control of its capital, with the defenders putting up a stronger-than-expected resistance against the Russian military that commands superior equipment.

A U.S. official from the Pentagon was quoted as saying that Russia's military has had to "commit a bit more logistics and sustainment capability, like fuel specifically, than what we believe they had originally planned to do this early in the operation".

However, there are also concerns that Russia could turn to indiscriminate bombing tactics, similar to what was employed in Aleppo, Syria in 2016 and Grozny, Chechnya, in 1999.

Reuters reported that Germany has approved the transfer of lethal aid to Ukraine, such as defensive anti-armour weapons, surface-to-air missiles, and ammunition.

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