A macabre drone video from the Ukrainian 72nd Brigade shows a modified grenade being dropped on a fully manned Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle. The munition explodes within inches of the vehicle commander who is exposed, sticking out of the top hatch.

The exact nature of his injuries cannot be determined from the video, but significant blood is visible as the seriously wounded man remains lodged in the hatch opening. The surviving crew members make the decision to rapidly retreat from the area.

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