A video shared on Telegram channels of military correspondents captured a unique case of survival of a Russian soldier near Pokrovsk. One after another, seven Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drones swooped down on the infantryman, but each time exploded just meters away from their target.

A Ukrainian drone operator broadcast live: the first drone missed, the second exploded near the roots of a tree, and the third sent the soldier to take cover behind a tree trunk. After the fourth and fifth explosions, the soldier rose and continued moving; the sixth drone sent him flying into a crater, but he rose again. The seventh explosion occurred just a few steps away—the man rose and retreated into the forest belt.

Objective monitoring footage from the Ukrainian side confirms that all seven drones have been fired, and the target is alive. The fighter sustained minor shrapnel wounds but remained in action.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not commenting on the drone losses.