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"There's a huge difference: the Russians are paid per hundred metres, and Ukrainians are driven by patriotic feelings," he claims.

Even just a few metres from where Francisco Ojeda was taking position in the dusty street, residents go about their daily routine unperturbed.

So despite being within metres of the bikes, they were not able to establish which of the flats they were in, and recover them.

Given the superiority in size and dynamism, Heard could make valuable metres down Tessier's channel, who is unlikely to dominate the match-up physically.

Emergency services said the water was metres deep in Guangfu, the town worst hit.