An Israeli airport worker was seen waving the Ukrainian flag towards a Russian plane at the Tel Aviv airport in a video that is making rounds on social media.

The unidentified man, clad in a high-visibility vest worn by the ground crews, can be seen standing near what appears to be a terminal, waving the blue and yellow bicolour as the rest of the workers look on.

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It is clear from the video that the exterior of the cockpit bears the Russian flag.

According to Kan, one of the persons with his back to the aircraft is filming the passive-aggressive gesture of the man who has now been suspended for trolling the Russian pilots.

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The video was posted by the r/Damnthatsinteresting subreddit.

“At the Tel Aviv airport, Russian aircraft are signaled with the flag of Ukraine.” reads the caption of the post that has now been upvoted over 33,800 times.

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The video got Reddit users wondering why Russian planes are still operating in Israel.

Watch the viral video, that also appeared on Twitter, here:

It was not immediately clear when or by whom the video was taken.

Meanwhile, Russia has closed its airspace to 36 countries in retaliation for the sanctions imposed on it since first declaring war against Ukraine.