A beach brawl broke out in war-ravaged Odesa when two bikini-clad women clashed and wrestled each other to the ground.
One media outlet claimed the battle was over the playing of Russian music in Ukraine’s leading Black Sea resort during the war.
There is a ban on the public playing of Russian music in Ukraine due to Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion, although the exact reason for this free-for-all was not confirmed.
The women were seen pulling hair and rolling in the sand as tempers flared.
Men on the beach then got stuck into the brawl at popular Golden Beach in Odesa.
The fighting came as passions flared during a beach respite from the war, which has seen daily drone or missile strikes on Odesa.
The surrounding region was attacked yet again overnight.
The opposition-leaning Strana news outlet claimed that ‘the conflict arose because of Russian music’.
A report stated: ‘Holidaymakers fought on a beach in Odesa after a song in Russian was played.’
Odesa region has faced more than 700 Russian attacks during the war, which began in February 2022.
At least 131 civilians were killed and more than 312 were wounded.