Watch moment Ukraine claims pensioner ‘shot down £74m Russian fighter jet with RIFLE’ as he’s awarded medal for heroism

UKRAINE claims a pensioner shot down a £74m Russian fighter jet with just a rifle in a million-to-one hit. The old man allegedly took out the Russian Su-34 warplane as it flew over his home in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine. State Border Service of UkraineA Ukrainian pensioner allegedly downed a Russian fighter jet with a rifle[/caption] State Border Service of UkraineThe plane was filmed crashing to earth near Chernihiv, northern Ukraine[/caption] State Border Service of UkraineValeriy Fedorovych keeps parts of the downed warplane in his garage[/caption] He reportedly collected debris from the downed jet and now keeps it in his garage. For the astonishing feat, the man was awarded a medal by the State Border Service of Ukraine. Valeriy Fedorovych’s alleged sharp-shooting hasn’t been independently corroborated. However, footage from around the time of the reported incident shows the £74m plane spiralling as it crashes to earth. READ MORE ON RUSSIA & UKRAINE FLAPPY VLAD Putin’s feet twitch uncontrollably AGAIN as he holds chair with claw-like grip LEAKING TO VLAD Special Forces troops leak secret locations to Putin on fitness app Strava The pensioner wasn’t featured in the video. Hailing his “heroism”, Ukraine’s State Border Service praised Valeriy for his “assistance in the protection of the state border”. A clip shared by the agency shows the elderly man walking through his devastated home city with a rifle slung over his shoulder. It is the latest remarkable story of Ukrainian military exploits to emerge from the first six months of the war with Russia. Most read in News PRITI VACANT Priti Patel QUITS as Home Secretary and will not serve in Truss Cabinet WE HAVE A WINNER Liz Truss is Britain’s next Prime Minister with 57% of vote DEATH AT THE DOOR Slashers ‘went door to door’ killing 10 & suspects are STILL on the run GHOST JET Four dead in private-jet crash as Nato fighters track it veering across Europe 'BLOODBATH' Screams heard before twins, 8, ‘hacked to death with machete’ & sister killed 'BITTER & TWISTED' I met Shamima Begum - a chilling text changed my whole opinion of her The story comes on the same day that Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a Russian plane without firing a single missile. Yaroslav Melnyk, on receiving his Hero of Ukraine award, explained what had happened. “We found the target, [and] we turned on the backlight radar,” he said. “At this time, radar exposure warning signals sounded in the [Russian invader’s] cabin. “He realised that he had turned from being a hunter to being a target. “This probably stunned the pilot so much he immediately ejected. The plane crashed…” The incident reportedly took place in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, where much of the fighting is now concentrated. He realised that he had turned from being a hunter to being a target Yaroslav Melnyk'Hero of Ukraine' At the weekend, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Putin would storm across Europe if he wasn’t stopped in Ukraine, as he urged the West to continue to hold Vlad’s feet to the fire. The Ukrainian leader, 44, said the threat of a global conflict is “incomparable” to the looming energy crisis facing Brits. He urged world leaders not to let the cost of living crisis triggered by Russia’s squeeze on energy bills stop them from standing up to Putin. At the same time, his wife, Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska said that while Brits were counting the pennies in their bank accounts, her country was counting bodies as the war rages on. Protests have taken place across Europe in recent days in the face of the increasing standoff over Russian gas and oil exports. State Border Service of UkraineThe pensioner was awarded a medal for his alleged heroism[/caption] State Border Service of UkraineHe was filmed walking around his flattened home city with his rifle over his shoulder[/caption] In the Czech capital Prague, 70,000 took to the streets to protest their country’s government, as well as the EU and NATO. The protesters, organised by a range of far-right and fringe pro-Russian groups, said the Czech Republic should take a neutral stance in the war and maintain cheap gas imports from Russia. Meanwhile, in the German city of Cologne, members of the country’s Russian community held a rally protesting against the sanctions. The 2,000-strong rally was greeted by small counter-protests who came to express support for Ukraine. Last week, Moscow vowed to keep its main gas pipeline to Germany shut, while G7 countries announced a planned price cap on Russian oil exports. Today, the Kremlin blamed Western countries for its decision not to reopen the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after it was shut for three days for maintenance. When asked if supplies would resume pumped if sanctions would ease, a Kremlin spokesman said: “Definitely”. Read More on The Sun BYE BABY I'm a baby name pro - the names at risk of going extinct CAT'S OUT THE BAG People have learnt where the phrase ‘cats have nine lives’ comes from Mounting concerns over energy supplies caused gas prices to soar on Monday. 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