TRIBUNNEWS.COM – A Russian pilot has been in the spotlight on social media for criticizing his country’s attack on Ukraine.
The pilot’s condemnation was caught on video and uploaded by multiple accounts on social media, quoted Tribunnews from NDTV.
One of those who re-uploaded the video was Ukrainian diplomat, Olexander Scherba.
In the video, the pilot informs the passengers before the plane takes off.
He condemned Russia’s actions and called Russia’s attack on Ukraine a crime.
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This he conveyed in an announcement in English and Russian.
After that, the pilot received applause from the passengers.
Suddenly, the pilot’s video immediately went viral on social media.
In fact, Ukrainian diplomat Olexander Scherba said he really appreciated the courage shown by the pilot.
In his Twitter post, Scherba quoted some of the pilot’s words to passengers.