The incredible moment a single soldier fought off a squad of six invaders has been captured on video by a surveillance drone.
Footage shared on Telegram shows the soldier – dubbed ‘The Godfather’ – standing his ground against the Russian unit.
Apparently wearing just a T-shirt and combat trousers, he can be seen lifting his gun high above his head and firing multiple rounds at the Russians, who cower in trenches.
‘s footsoldiers form a defensive line as they try to take out the lone Ukrainian defender. Plumes of smoke fill the air as they exchange fire.
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The video shows the heroic Ukrainian soldier single-handedly fighting off Russian invaders (Image: Telegram / K-2 54 OMBr )
The soldier is from the K-2 combat group, which is part of ‘s celebrated 54th Mechanized Brigade. His call sign is Kum – a Slavic word which can mean ‘godfather’, ‘best man’ or a ‘blood brother’.
He skillfully uses the higher ground to defend his position from . As the battle rages on, he dodges bullets and leaps into a trench for cover.
He then presses on with his attack – and, despite being hugely outnumbered, turns the tide against the Russians.
They soon lose heart and retreat to a nearby woodland.
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Smoke filled the air as the gun battle raged (Image: Telegram / K-2 54 OMBr )
The video footage was shared on Telegram by the K2 combat group, who praised the soldier’s courage and dedication. It comes as
Meanwhile, more than – handing a much-needed boost to Putin’s war machine.
– after Ukarine hammered Kursk with ATACMS missiles and drones overnight. Footage also appeared to show the Kaluga oil refinery in flames after a series of drone strikes.
Putin is expected to respond with force – and after the Russian President threatened to launch more “unstoppable” hypersonic missiles.
Putin has threatened to use more hyper sonic missiles (Image: Getty)
Kyiv claims may have as many as 10 of these new weapons in its arsenal – with Putin vowing to mass produce dozens more.
However, analysts believe in if he attacks the US or UK.
Defence expert Nicholas Drummond told the Express he believes because powerbrokers in would move against Putin to try and prevent World War 3.
However, as the ongoing war Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the war is entering a “decisive phase” and the threat of a global conflict is “serious and real.”