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Sometimes military training doesn’t go according to plan.
A viral video, first reported by the New York Post, shows what appears to be a Russian recruit losing control of a mounted helicopter machine gun during a live-fire training exercise with nearly disastrous results.
The footage shows the rookie preparing to fire a YakB-12.7 helicopter machine gun that had been mounted on a fixed training stand. Moments after pulling the trigger, the weapon’s recoil spins both the gun and the soldier around the turret.
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Unable to hold on, the recruit is eventually flung from the mount and disappears from the frame.
The machine gun continues firing briefly before coming to a stop. An instructor, who appears to have narrowly avoided being struck during the chaotic sequence, then gets back to his feet as other soldiers rush over to check on him. Laughter can also be heard in the background.
It’s unclear exactly when or where the training exercise took place, and the condition of those involved has not been publicly reported.
The clip has since spread widely online, with many viewers pointing to the importance of proper training and respecting the power of crew-served weapons.
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