Helmet cam footage from a Russian fire team shows them attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian suicide drone before it can strike them.

The cameraman carries a Kalashnikov rifle, and although he fires several shots, he doesn't hit the imminent threat. However, his partner is carrying a shotgun with birdshot, designed to shoot down flying objects., and he manages to discharge an accurate shot string that not only hits the kamikaze drone, but detonates its explosive payload.

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