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Skakun Vitaliy Volodymyrovich
Skakun Vitaliy Volodymyrovich.General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • Russian forces are in Ukraine.

  • A Ukrainian marine blew up a bridge to try to stop Russian troops.

  • The Ukrainian armed forces said his actions slowed down the advancement of the enemy.

The marine who blew up the bridge to try to stop the Russian tanks was praised by officials in Ukraine.

Missiles hit Ukraine as Russia launched a full-scale invasion.

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Russian President Putin announced a full-scale military invasion of his country. People were evacuated from damaged apartment buildings.

The General Staff of the armed forces of Ukraine said that Vitaliy Skakun Volodymyrovych was positioned at the Henichesk bridge during the standoff with Russian forces.

The bridge is one of the multiple entry points into and out of Ukraine.

Henichesk bridge Kherson region
Map of Henichesk bridge in the Kherson region.Google Maps

The statement said that Ukrainian forces blew up the bridge to fight off Russian tanks.

According to his brothers, Vitaly told them he was going to blow up the bridge.

The statement said that Volodymyrovych died.

The Ukrainian military said that Volodymyrovych helped slow down the advancement of the enemy and allowed his fellow service members to regroup and deploy defenses.

The forces plan to give him posthumous honors.

The deputy minister of foreign affairs called his actions heroic.

—Emine Dzheppar (@EmineDzheppar) February 25, 2022

Ukrainian forces blew up another bridge on Friday in an attempt to cut off a route for Russian tanks to advance on the capital city.

The operation took place on the second day of the invasion. Insider is covering the developments of the invasion on their live blog.

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