'I went 'bang' with my stick. And it was like 'bang.' And it [a Russian Su-34 jet] fell,' Valeriy Fedorovych said.
A Ukraine citizen who opened fire on a Russian Su-34 jet with a rifle and"destroyed" it has been awarded a medal and branded a"hero."
"Heroes among us," officials said, adding that after Fedorovych fired at the jet with his rifle,"the enemy fighter Su-34 was targeted and destroyed." Kyiv released a short clip that shows Fedorovych with a rifle slung around his shoulder, walking through buildings destroyed by shelling as a result of Putin's invasion, which began on February 24.
An inserted clip appears to show the moment the Russian Su-34 was hit. Cheering and clapping can be heard in the background as the plane quickly plummets.
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