Ukrainian drone footage captures a deadly case of Russian infantry incompetence as an RPG gunner carelessly fires his weapon with a buddy standing directly behind him, well within the lethal back blast distance.

The victim appears to be just as clueless as the gunner as he consciously puts himself in the dangerous situation. Unverified Ukrainian reports claim the Russian soldier died, which is very possible and likely, given the close distance and back blast being directed toward the head.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter