One video appears to show a lone Russian soldier hiding in a trench, grenades being dropped on him by a drone. The man grabs two grenades and throws them before they explode. The video was widely shared by Russian outlets and bloggers as an example of courage.
A video appears to show a Russian soldier in Ukraine grabbing and throwing grenades dropped by an attack drone moments before they exploded. In the video, a Russian soldier is seen alone in a trench when a Ukrainian drone targets him with a grenade. With only a few moments left, the soldier grabs the grenade with his bare hands and throws it away. Later in the video, another grenade lands in the soldier’s lap, and he grabs it and throws it just before it explodes nearby. It is not clear where the video originated, but it has been widely shared online by pro-Kremlin Western media and bloggers and outlets touting it as an example of Russian courage. Grenades usually detonate within 3-5 seconds of the pin being removed, meaning there are only a few seconds to react. The government of Russia’s Leningrad region issued a statement praising the soldier’s quick reactions and identifying him, according to Russian newspaper Pravda. “We are proud of the courage and reaction of our compatriot — infantryman Alexei from the 138th motorized rifle brigade stationed in the village of Kamenka, Vyborgsky district of the Leningrad region. We thank the commanders for the training! We wish great military luck to all fighters of the brigade,” the government of the Leningrad region said in a statement. The Russian network Signal wrote on Telegram that the video was shot in the Ukrainian village of Mala Rohan, Kharkiv region, in the spring. He added that the soldier was alive and well. The video is circulating online as Russia continues to face setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine, most recently the withdrawal of troops from Kherson, the first major city to be captured by Russia since its invasion began in February. Ukraine has regained territory in the east and south through a series of successful counter-offensives amid reports of low morale and high death tolls among Russian soldiers. Read the original article on Business Insider
