Counting down the top 10 clips of the Ukraine war:
Day 8, number 3:
Russian and Ukrainian soldier knife fight: Trudove, Donetsk oblast. Circa Spring 2024.
Content warning: There is no gore or any of the fight itself shown in this video. There are plenty of videos of that if you wish to search for them.
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Taking the #3 spot for the most impactful video of Ukraine war thus far, and easily the most heartbreaking, this is the infamous knife fight between a Russian and a Ukrainian soldier in Spring 2024 during the battle for Trudove, Donetsk oblast.
The Ukrainian soldier attempts to storm a Russian position in a house in close proximity, and the assault devolves into full hand-to-hand combat. The Ukrainian soldier can be heard hurling insults at the Russian, yelling “You invaded my motherland”, with immense passion.
The cut out part of the video which you can find elsewhere shows both soldiers using their knives, even biting and clawing at eachother in pure desperation.
Eventually, both covered in blood and with body parts mutilated, the Ukrainian soldier falls to the ground. He, absolutely heartbreakingly, asks to be, left to die in peace, farewelling the world as he is completely cut open and bleeding out.
The Russian soldier seemingly feels a moment of empathy and compassion, as he doesn’t want to leave the Ukrainian to die, but decides to respect his wishes. As the Russian leaves, the Ukrainian compliments him as “the best fighter in the world”, a moment that makes me absolutely cry every single time.
Never have i seen an act of brotherhood and respect in such a brutal war where now, FPV drones rule the battlefield and most soldiers die without laying an eye on an enemy. They fought with a sense of honour and mutual admiration, knowing that deep down they are slavic brothers who are being put against each other by selfish governments in the east and west.
I believe this video shows the most contradictory condition of humanity: That two people can be fighting eachother to the death with brutal blunt force, only to share a deep intrinsic respect for one another, as they know that in another life, in a more peaceful world, they would simply meet eachother as friends due to their shared slavic blood.
Fly high, unnamed Ukrainian soldier. You were also the best fighter in the world. 💛💙
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