Cell phone video released by Ukrainian troops conducting a smoke break shows the absolutely non-nonchalant behavior of Soldiers who have been living under the constant threat of artillery strikes for too long.

All three troops in this video have the exact same reaction to the sound of incoming artillery fire. They can approximate that they're far enough away from the impact site to be safe just by the sound the artillery shell is making as it travels through the air. In order to obtain this level of awareness about incoming artillery and mortar fire, you have to have personally experienced it a large number of times.

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