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Heartstopping moment hero Ukrainian soldier defuses grenade placed by Russians under landmine in bedroom of flat
THIS is the heartstopping moment a hero Ukrainian soldier defused a grenade planted by Russians in an apartment block.
The serviceman proved he had nerves of steel as he calmly approached the deadly device hidden under a landmine in a bedroom.
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Despite having the fate of the entire building in his hands, the troop decided to film a tutorial while taking on the terrifying mission.
In just over two minutes, he had managed to safely disable the explosive - and even occasionally sported a smile on his face.
The courageous Ukrainian filmed himself entering the bedroom of a flat that was littered with landmines across the floor.
He narrated the risky process throughout the clip, seemingly in hopes of educating other defenders on how to save the day.
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The soldier began: "I probably won't need the helmet. If it detonates, the helmet is unlikely to save me.
"So I took it off to be comfortable. So, what are we doing now?
"We'll take this device I made - I haven't given it a name yet, but perhaps a 'fuse' - and put it in the safety lock."
He showed off the strange contraption, which appeared to be a small rod with a circular end, before attaching it under the landmine.
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The Ukrainian kept a steady hand as he secured it onto the grenade, well aware that one wrong move could cost him dearly.
He carefully lifted the lid of the Russian landmine which was keeping the grenade suppressed, eager to reattach the lever.
The technique proved successful, seeing the soldier celebrate that the explosive was already "halfway defused" just 45 seconds in.
He continued: "Now I will additionally try to inset a pin in there. Take the pin, straighten it and insert it very carefully."
The troop expertly lodged another pin in position, carefully avoiding the strike lever which activates the lethal shell.
"Hands are a bit shaky - but the most important thing is to not be scared," he said. "The main thing is to not be scared."
While just inches away from the explosive as he knelt on the bedroom floor, he then decided his work seemed to be done.
He filmed himself then lifting the landmine to retrieve the grenade, saying "God help me" as he finally took the plunge.
The Ukrainian then pulls out the explosive, showing the camera his incredible achievement - but his task wasn't over just yet.
He yelled triumphantly: "Damn thing, I won! Now it all gets even more exciting. Now I have to be even more careful.
"There can be something under any of these mines, not necessarily a grenade, it can be a tripwire."
The footage then shows the dozens of landmines scattered across the carpet, while the squaddie weighed up his next move.
The clip quickly went viral as people applauded his fearlessness - while others pointed out the soldier was donning a Paw Patrol toy sweetly attached to his uniform, suggesting he was a dad.
Others praised the bloke's willingness to risk his life to save the apartment block, which have proved a popular target throughout the Ukraine war.
It comes after a giant Russian bomb was removed from a flat in the city of Chernihiv - that had been totally destroyed by Kremlin forces.
The explosive device’s removal meant a miracle escape for those inside the block but other residents have been less fortunate.
Russian forces have been accused of deliberately killing civilians in the city after 47 people died in one attack allegedly using deadly cluster bombs.
In the footage from Chernihiv, the bomb can be seen being gingerly lifted out of the flat through the large hole it came through.
The device is then loaded onto the back of a lorry and then taken away.
And an astonishing video showed how an unexploded Russian missile was found sitting in the kitchen sink of a Ukrainian family's home.
The huge rocket was wedged in the corner of the room after smashing into the property through the roof.
But it miraculously only appeared to have damaged the ceiling and sink at the house in the besieged city of Kharkiv.
Members of a Ukrainian bomb disposal unit were seen inspecting the rocket as one of them moves it with his hand.
Ukraine's government previously shared a picture of the unexploded missile, tweeting: "Imagine, it was Sunday morning and you were sleeping with your kids," as it called again for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
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