Published: November 16, 2025 8:01 am
Author: RT
The hog set off an explosive along the path of the troopers, sparing them a nasty surprise
A pig has saved two Russian soldiers from stepping on an antipersonnel mine, according to recent footage published on Telegram.
The video was posted on Telegram channel RVvoenkor on Saturday.
In the video taken from a drone, two Russian assault troopers are seen approaching a destroyed building, with a domestic pig nearby.
The hog bolts when the lead soldier is just a few feet away and sets off an antipersonnel mine. Both troopers then change course and reroute, walking along the remains of a nearby fence.
“The animal’s subsequent fate is unknown. Our troops adjusted their route and continued their mission,” the channel wrote. It did not provide information as to when or where the video was taken.
Russian forces are advancing on multiple vectors along the front, including around the encircled Ukrainian hubs of Kupyansk, in the Kharkov Region, and Krasnoarmeysk (known as Pokrovsk in Ukraine) in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.
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