A former Ukrainian soldier was filmed setting himself on fire in
protest after he was sacked from the army. Dramatic footage broadcast on
Ukrainian television showed
Serhii Ulianov dousing himself in petrol before setting his army uniform alight.
Flames covered him head to toe in seconds in the shocking protest
outside the Ukrainian Defence Ministry headquarters in Kiev. As
witnesses were pulled away from desperately trying to jump in, another
soldier managed to pull Ulianov to the ground to pat out the flames.
Firefighters and other militiary officials jumped in to cover the
ex-soldier, spraying him with a fire extinguisher. According to reports
in the country, servicemen were made aware of Ulianov’s plans and had
managed to restrain him from his attempted self-immolation.
But Ulianov managed to break free and ignite himself in seconds. One
picture shows him hurling away a water bottle filled with clear
liquid believed to be the gasoline he used.
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