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Russian soldier falls to ground after shooting himself in stomach
Ukraine was recorded shooting himself in a prank that literally backfired on him. One of Vladimir Putin’s troops decided to let off some steam from the pressures of Russia's war with their neighbours by shooting himself in the stomach, which should have been well protected given it was encased by a bullet-proof vest.As he was just about to pull the trigger, he shouted: “Look, this is the f*ing Donbas.” READ NEXT: Boris Johnson dealt yet another blow as Larry the Downing Street cat 'resigns' But the sound of the gun firing was followed immediately by the soldier collapsing in a heap on the ground.He seemed to be badly winded, struggling to breathe and looked in pain, although his colleague managed to see the funny side.His fellow troop who captured the stunt on camera, could be heard laughing and said: “Looks like he is injured.” Russia are engaged in a fierce battle with Ukraine to conquer Donbas in the east of the country and there are said to have been 35,000 Russian deaths since the invasion on February 24.