We've been seeing more and more stories involving ordinary everyday
Ukrainians who are doing what they can with the little resources they have to
fight back against Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion into their country.
Now, I wanna give a few examples, starting with one example featuring
a Ukrainian who decided to take matters into his own hands when he
noticed that a Russian Oligarchs Yacht was available for the taking kind of.
So this had to do with Terrace Ostapchuk,
who is a chief engineer of the Lady Anastasia Superyacht.
And apparently, a Ukrainian sailor noticed that this super
yacht belonged to a Russian Oligarch, and
decided to take matters into his own hands, and so he decided to sink it.
Well, at least partially sink it.
Okay, so Taras opened a large valve in the engine room and
then another in the crew members quarters.
He also closed the fuel valves to prevent pollution from leaking and
switched off the electricity.
Then he told crew members to abandon ship despite the efforts of crew members and
other ports workers to stop the leakage.
The damage had been done and the Lady Anastasia was partially sunk in court.
By the way, Taras said that he only wanted to cause material damage
as an act of revenge, but not any personal harm to the owner.
They were attacking innocents, he told the judge when brought to court,
I don't regret anything I've done, I would do it again.
The sailor was arrested, but has since been released according to his attorney.
There is an investigation underway, and he does face some pretty serious charges for
damaging private property.
But he's actually more concerned with defending his country.
After his release from detention,
he's headed back to his homeland on Monday.
As soon as he arrives, he told reporters,
he'll try to join the Ukrainian forces defending the country.
I will not lose my country, he told Ultima Hora,
I am not a hero, I'm not an older man, >> I am an older man.
>> I am an older man, my bad, but with a lot of experience in mechanics,
I have never held a gun, but if necessary, I will, why not?
Wow.
>> Yeah, so now look guys, we can't do this right,
we can't take the law into our own hands.
And oftentimes when you do, you attacked the wrong people,
you can't let emotions, run wild.
Yesterday we told you the story of rocks being thrown through an innocent
restaurant in Washington, DC, called the Russia House.
They had nothing to do with it, don't do this normally,
under these circumstances, let them go.
Now look, first of all, it's not in America, not my jurisdiction, okay?
[LAUGH] I know that's weak excuse, but
in in this case, the guy's a literal Russian arms dealer,
his weapons are dropping on the heads of Ukrainian children.
So this guy is giving up the Ukrainian guy here, has given up his salary,
his career, everything, and he didn't hurt anyone, and
he made sure that everybody else got off the ship.
In fact, they saved, partially saved the ship,
because he warned the others, the crew are also Ukrainian, right?
And he made sure that everybody got off the boat, so no one was hurt, and
he hurt the $7 million dollar yacht of a Russian arms dealer.
Let them go, and it looks like they did, they're like
very serious charges coming up, but you can go to Ukraine and fight the Russians.
But we have more examples for you, okay?
I wanna go to this incredible, but she's being referred to as a grandma.
She might be a grandma, she's an older woman, but
she is not deterred by Putin and Russian troops.
In fact, she's doing what she can to fight back, let's watch.
>> In an eastern Suburb of the city, right,
Jesus Macos, front yard has turned into a staging area.
So you can see they're collecting things to donate to people,
sleeping bag, sleeping mats, pickles, foods.
Shmatko is a grandmother, and a retired economist,
now, she spends her days preparing for battle.
These are the only weapons she has, but she says she's ready to fight.
Let those Russians come here, she says, we are ready to greet them.
How did you learn how to make Molotov cocktails?
Google helped, she tells me.
If Russian forces push into the capital here in Kiev, what will you do?
We will beat them, they won't come, she tells us,
I believe in our Ukraine, I believe in Ukrainian people.
>> Now, women like this are my battery charger, right?
She's strong, unafraid, I just defiant, I love it, it gives me strength.
>> So she's a retired economist,
she's like, let those SS come, okay?
Let them come, see how it turns out for them,
as they said in game of Thrones, come and find out, okay?
And their trainees are just naturally doing, they did it on day one,
it's not like they saw the media, and they're like building into the hype.
First day the Russian tanks were in the city, another,
I couldn't tell if she's a grandma, or a middle aged woman walks up to a soldier,
and gives them sunflower seeds.
I'm like, where is this going?
She put these in your pocket,
because I want them to grow into beautiful sunflowers when you all die here.
Yes, okay?
You wanna invade their country?
They got sunflowers for you, come and get some, and of course,
the legendary Russian warship go after yourself.
>> Right. >> Thank God, those guys are alive.
>> Well, we have another example for you, because we had reported earlier
on the insanely long, 40 mile long Russian convoy headed to Kiev.
And every now and then you'll see these videos on social media featuring
Ukrainians fighting back against members of the Russian military.
And there was this video floating around, which I really enjoyed, because it takes
a lot of bravery to approach these Russian troops the way that this Ukrainian did.
So let's take a quick look at that.
>> [FOREIGN]
[LAUGH]
[FOREIGN]
>> That's amazing.
>> [LAUGH] I love that.
Can I tell you back to Russia was a great line, but
the line I like better was no, it's okay, your boy's surrender.
Well, [LAUGH] Man, they got some stones on them in Ukraine, I love these guys.
>> It is kind of amazing how, I mean the Russian troops there made
it very clear that they didn't even know where they were going.
That they were out of fuel, they don't know where they're going.
I mean, obviously this is anecdotal, but
it does go along with this trend that we're seeing in regard to Russian troops
kind of running into all sorts of like logistical issues, being ill prepared.
And it goes along with what we've been saying about Putin,
like really miscalculating things.
>> Yeah. >> I mean, I'm here for it, I love it.
>> [LAUGH] Yeah, absolutely.
And the number one thing he miscalculated was the size
of the fight in the Ukrainians.
>> Right.
>> So I mean, it started instantly the Americans ask Zelensky if he wants to be
evacuated, he says, I don't need a ride, I need ammunition, the fight is here.
They asked Vitali Klitschko, who's a multimillionaire, he's the mayor of Kiev,
but he was the heavyweight champion of the world.
He said, I'm not going anywhere, I'm gonna the streets and we're gonna fight.
His brother signed up for
the reserves a month ago to fight Russians also heavyweight champion.
And then another Olympic gold boxing champion in Ukraine said I'm going back to
Ukraine, and getting a gun, and fighting the Russians.
These guys are the best badasses I've ever seen.
>> Yeah, absolutely.
And look, oftentimes when we talk about things that fall apart in a country
like the United States, we discuss how the fish rots from the head down.
Leadership is important, but the reverse is also true,
good leadership can boost morale, good leadership can unite the country.
And I feel like that is the case with Vladimir Zelensky and how he has refused
to evacuate the country, how he remains in Ukraine and continues to fight himself.
And so last but not least, I wanna take you
to this video featuring Zelensky,
and how he remains defiant.
>> [FOREIGN]
>> Now, compare that to bunker boy Donald
trump who immediately found shelter in the White House bunker as
protesters were protesting outside of the White House.
>> It was a black lives matter protest, it was perfectly peaceful, but
he's like, my God, black people are here and he hid in a bunker.
Meanwhile, that's the second video Zelinsky did, the first one was at night,
because the Russians had put out propaganda that he'd run.
And so he did a video with him and his ministers and he said, I am here.
And he went minister by minister, he is here, he is here, and then he said,
all of Ukraine is here waiting for you.
Damn!
I love that, Putin, you miscalculated brother,
you didn't know what you're gonna run into.
So Zelensky has been a giant, Klitschko was excellent, and you're right, Anna.
I mean, it looks like the Ukrainians didn't need much inspired to begin with.
I mean, they were ready for this fight unlike anything I've ever seen, but yes,
that leadership from the top made a huge difference.
And the more you fight, the more the Russians get bogged down, and
the more courage you have, and the more the Russians start to worry.
So look, guys, we're early days, the Russians are going to surround Kiev and
it is gonna get ugly, but the one thing we know for sure, it ain't gonna be easy.
The Ukrainians are gonna make them fight for it, and
let me leave you with one more thing here.
Zelensky and one of the early conversations he had when
the invasion first began, and the bombings began.
When he talked to European union leaders, he said,
this is the last time you might see me alive.
Now, he's been okay since, but
when they come to Kiev, remember they could all die.
Klitschko could die, Zelensky could die,
all these folks that lovely little grandma, you saw the retired economist.
When mass civilian deaths happened, it happened in Iraq, it happened in so
many places, Vietnam, you name it, Afghanistan, both the Russians and
the American states, right?
It doesn't discriminate, so I love their courage, and
that courage is very real, because they're in a perilous situation right here.