The soldier attempting to fire the gun quickly loses control as it spins and flings him through the air from the truck. (Uncle Zhora's Bunker via SWNS)
By Dean Murray
A Russian soldier was almost killed when a huge machine gun started spinning wildly out of control.
A clip appears to show two members of a mobile army unit training on the weapon.
The soldier attempting to fire the gun quickly loses control as it spins and flings him through the air from the truck.
The other trooper has to duck to avoid the rotating weapon shooting him in the head.
It is thought the weapon is a YakB-12.7 rotary machine gun, usually designed to be fitted to a Mi-24 helicopter mount.
However, the unit was attempting to fire the gun from a truck, and the recoil caused the weapon to spin out of control.
The clip originated on a Russian-language Telegram channel that posts military content related to the Russia-Ukraine war.
(Uncle Zhora's Bunker via SWNS)
The clip has not been authenticated as real by the source.
Popular online Ukraine war commentator Special Kherson Cat wrote: "This is what happens when an aircraft rotary gun with brutal angular recoil is treated like a regular ground weapon.
"They ignored that fact, slapped it onto a ground setup for a mobile fire group, and assumed it would work like a regular stationary machine gun."
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