Video of a young woman driving a battle tank goes viral on social media as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. The video, released in 2021 by Tiktok star Nastya Thuman, has been widely circulated since the war began. In the video the young woman tells how to run an abandoned Russian tank. Recently, Thuman re-shared this video on social media.
Tuman, a Russian car mechanic, was trained to drive at the age of 18. Tuman, a mechanic, got tired of working and focused on social media. The husband and wife then started a YouTube channel and social media accounts. Tuman shared the basics on how to fix a car on social media. Thuman’s videos went viral.
Tuman’s video on how to operate a tank went viral as news broke that Russian troops were abandoning tanks in Ukraine. On February 28, Russia asked Twitter to censor videos containing military content. Tuman’s video was circulated with the caption “Video of a Ukrainian woman describing how to use an abandoned Russian military vehicle.”
Tuman first shared this video on Instagram on February 23, 2021. Thuman explains in a short video how to operate a military tank. The video also shows the tank running. The video appeared on Tiktok with a note on how to start an abandoned Russian battle tank. The young woman explains things in Russian.