Composite image showing stills from the video, one as the drone targets the figure and another as it explodes on the ground nearby.
Composite image showing stills from the video, one as the drone targets the figure and another as it explodes on the ground nearby.
  • A video shows a figure running from a drone and almost being hit, before it explodes nearby.
  • The Russian unit that posted the video said the man was part of its corp fighting in Ukraine.
  • Drones are being used more in this war than in any other conflict in history.

Footage appears to show a Russian soldier dodging a Ukrainian drone that's targeting him, before it hits the ground nearby and explodes.

The 105th Infantry Regiment of the Donetsk People's Republic 1st Army Corps, which is part of Russia's armed forces, shared the video on Telegram on January 14, claiming it showed a soldier in the corps.