In early November, a video shot by a Ukrainian drone circulated on the Web and the world media. The drone attacks a Russian serviceman with suspended grenades, and the soldier calmly fights back, throwing the ammunition away with his hand.

- He started to hang above me . Kept dropping , and dropping ... dropped eight grenades. Three of then exploded nearby, and he threw four pieces directly at me. I grabbed them and threw away.

After the last one I started moving towards our position.

The next day he celebrated his 41st birthday.