Ukrainian soldier is 'luckiest man alive' after his body armour is riddled in bullets

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Russian bullets.The picture was shared on Twitter by researcher Arslon Xudosi and showed the body armour ravaged by bullets, penetrated at least four times."A Ukrainian soldier survived several bullets.

The armor is Turkish," Xudosi wrote alongside his picture.Turkish drones, military hardware, body armour and helmets have all been used by Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion.Turkey’s defence industry exports to Ukraine increased 5,491 percent in the first two months of 2022 compared to last year, data published by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly last month showed."Holy sh** that guy must feel like sh** and luckiest man alive all in one," said one commenter online. "Damn, his ribs gotta hurt now.

Glad he is alive," wrote a second personA third person praised the Turkish equipment and said: "Apparently food and drones aren't the only things the Turks excel at."The news of the soldier's close shave comes after another lucky Ukrainian soldier was saved by his Samsung Galaxy phone case after a bullet struck his body during a skirmish with Russian forces.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.War correspondent OSINTtechnical shared a video on Twitter of the anonymous Ukrainian soldier showing how his Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra stopped a bullet.Lying in a trench, the soldier pulls the phone out of his pocket and turns it around to show the camera.