MOSCOW (AFP) — A Russian soldier has pulled out all the stops to propose to his girlfriend, with his fellow officers maneuvering 16 tanks to surround the couple in a heart shape.
The high-octane romantic stunt was filmed in a video published by the defense ministry on Friday, Valentine's Day.
As snow fell, the T-72B3 tanks rolled into position on the Alabino training ground outside Moscow.
Lieutenant Denis Kazantsev led his longtime partner Alexandra Kopytova into the center as she held her hands over her eyes, the defense ministry's TV channel Zvezda reported.
Kazantsev, a platoon commander, went down on bended knee, holding a bunch of red roses.
"We've been together a very long time. We've stood the test of time and distance. Marry me!" he said as his girlfriend nodded silently. He put a ring on her finger.
"I still don't understand what's going on," Kopytova told a television reporter at the scene. "It's very unexpected."
The tanks used for the romantic maneuver also take part in the annual Victory Parade on Red Square, Zvezda reported.
"No one has ever seen such a large-scale proposal," its reporter said.
© Agence France-Presse
Subscribe to Closing Arguments
Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing Arguments to get the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and hot cases and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world.
