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Editor's Note: The following YouTube video uploaded on March 14 has already gathered more than 500,000 views.

According to Anna Kirillova, the video was shot in Feodosia, Crimea on March 14. It alleges to show an elderly woman being shoved to the ground by pro-Russian self-defense members.

“I was told that this babushka is an 82-year-old Russian language teacher. It has not been published anywhere so far, as far as I know, since the local media would be afraid to do it. But the babushka is already famous via youtube.”

Babushka: “We do not need to be defended against anybody. I am not scared. You understand it – fear is the psychology of the slave.”

Pro-Russian man (in red): “What do you want? I do not understand it…”

Babushka: “And you listen to Putin… Do not listen to him…”

Man: “Go away, woman” 

Babushka: “Do not beat me. Crimea has been Ukrainian and it will be Ukrainian. I do not want bloodshed here. You want bloodshed. And you organize provocations so that we get scared. I am not scared.”

Man: “You are provocateur, babushka. Go away” (Knocks her to the ground.)

Female voices: “You shouldn’t have pushed her.”

Man: “Let’s lift her.”

The babushka gets pushed.

Other voices: “She is a provocateur. Why is she doing that? She is being filmed. She is sick.”