Footage has emerged on social media of unarmed Ukrainian citizens confronting the Russian army - and even stopping their tanks with bare hands.
Russia continues to take heavy military losses as its invasion of Ukraine continues into its sixth day today.
And now a second country has entered the war - with Ukraine's lawmakers and Latvian ministers confirming that Belarus has sent troops to join the Russian onslaught.
The Kremlin today confirmed troops have entered Kherson - a strategically important city beside the Dnieper River.
Moscow has warned that troops will continue to pound Kyiv with airstrikes, telling Ukrainians earlier today to prepare for shelling.
But elsewhere in the country, it appears Russians are meeting fierce resistance - even from unarmed civilians.
In a series of clips shared by the BBC, everyday citizens can be seen challenging armed soldiers and standing in front of tanks trying to enter their hometowns.
In one video, a man standing in front of a massive Russian tank tries to stop it with his bare hands.
As he does, the tank pulls to a halt before the man slaps the bonnet and walks off.
In another clip, a man pulls up beside a a Russian armoured vehicle and asks: "Are you guys broken down?".
Soldiers respond, saying they've run out of fuel, before he jokes: "Can I tow you back to Russia?".
Another shows a crowd of civilians cheering and whistling after a military vehicle bound for their town turns around.
"They haven't let the tanks into town, they turned them around", one man says.
In more videos of resistance, a Russian man who says he lives in Ukraine is seen blasting a pair of soldiers.
"You have your country and we have ours", he says.
Meanwhile Putin's war machine rumbles along, with footage from earlier today showing rockets hitting a civilian apartment block.
It comes after Putin was accused of breaking international law by using deadly vacuum bombs.
The bombs suck in energy from the surrounding area to generate extreme temperatures when it explodes.
They are also capable of vaporising human bodies.
It comes as Russia's defence ministry warned Ukrainians of looming airstrikes in Kyiv.
Russian officials said they are preparing to launch "high-precision strikes" against "technological centres of the Ukrainian Security Service and the 72nd main PsyOps centre in Kyiv".
The statement reads: "We urge Ukrainian citizens who are being used by nationalists to carry out provocations against Russia, as well as Kyiv residents residing near relay stations to leave their home."
Earlier today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was filmed raising his fist in solidarity as EU leaders gave him a standing ovation.
Zelensky told the European Parliament that Ukraine was 'paying the ultimate price to defend freedom' during the video call.
He told the EU lawmakers: “Do prove that you are with us.
"Do prove that you will not let us go. Do prove that you are indeed Europeans and then life will win over death and light will win over darkness. Glory be to Ukraine.”
