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- Russians supported Putin's invasion of Ukraine by pouring icy water on themselves.
- A video shared on Twitter by a BBC journalist shows the event in Blagoveshchensk, Siberia.
- The event was supposed to show how "invincible" and "strong" Russians are.
People in Russia's far east have demonstrated their support for Putin's invasion of Ukraine by pouring cold water on themselves wearing only swimwear in freezing temperatures.
A video shared on Twitter by BBC journalist Francis Scarr, which he subtitled in English, shows a patriotic rally held in a square in the city of Blagoveshchensk, close to the Chinese border, 4,800 miles east of Moscow.