Ukrainians flood village to stop Russian advance on Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine war: Residents of Demydiv village in Ukraine flooded the entire area, including their homes, to stop the advance of Russian troops on Kyiv.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues even after two months, the citizens of Ukraine have taken it upon themselves to stem Vladimir Putin’s army in any way possible, sometimes taking extreme measures.

While Ukrainian citizens were first seen taking up arms and even standing up on Russian tanks to stop their advance, they later took the extreme decision of intentionally flooding villages leading to the capital, Kyiv, for a “tactical victory”.

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According to a The New York Times report, the move by the residents of Demydiv, a village to the north of Kyiv, thwarted a Russian tank assault and bought the Ukrainian army precious time to prepare its defences.

The villagers seemingly channelled water from the Dnipro river to the east and flooded the area, causing significant damage to the settlement. However, they proudly said that the strategic benefits of the move by far outweighed their hardships.

"Everybody understands and nobody regrets it for a moment," Antonina Kostuchenko, a retiree whose living room is now filled with water, was quoted as saying. "We saved Kyiv," another resident piped in.

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