Ukrainian Soldier Claims His Mobile Phone Saved Him From A Bullet [Video]

A Ukrainian soldier narrowly escaped death after a bullet, fired by Russian forces, was allegedly blocked by his mobile phone.

A video that has been doing the rounds on the internet showed the Ukrainian soldier pulling out a phone, and claiming the Samsung device saved him from suffering a gunshot wound.

The unidentified soldier, wearing combat gear, held a weapon in his arm as he was being filmed in what looked like a makeshift trench. The conversation between the trooper and a man off-camera reportedly revealed how the soldier was alive after Russian troops fired at him, according to NextShark.

The soldier was captured on camera reaching into his pocket and pulling out the Samsung phone, which appeared to have a bullet lodged in its back. He claimed the 7.62 mm bullet penetrated the phone’s case as well as the backside of the device, which appeared to be a Samsung Galaxy S21 or S20.

International Business Times could not independently verify the soldier's claims.

It was reported a Russian AK-47 assault rifle had fired the 7.62×39 round. The location of the soldier was not revealed.

As the Ukrainian soldier allowed the man off-camera to inspect the phone, he reportedly said the $600 phone and a military badge saved his life.

“The only thing that saved my life was a phone and a dog tag I was given,” said the soldier, as quoted by Republic.

The man inspecting the phone was quoted as saying “the artillery was flying,” and added the Russian forces “have 7.62 bullets,” while the Ukrainian troops are defending their country with “5.45.”

However, many internet users were of the opinion that it was unlikely a phone could stop a direct shot at the soldier. Several people added the unusual sight of the bullet lodged in the phone might have been the result of a ricochet, which would mean the bullet fragment might have been deflected by the phone.

“This is 100% from a [sic] already deflected or attenuated round, it might have gone through a tree or something before going into his phone, or just fired from a far,” one person wrote on Reddit. “Similar events often happen when a [sic] incoming round ricochet up into the victim after hitting the ground, they do cause injuries but far from the ballooning effect of high velocity round fired within 200 meters.”

Another user said, “I don't know if it saved his life. Definitely saved him the a-- pain of being shot.”

Nearly two months have passed since Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to fulfill all of his pre-war objectives, Western officials believe he could still come out winning at the end of the conflict.

"Putin has clearly failed in meeting his initial pre-war objectives, but is still in a position to win," one official said, according to Reuters.

The Ukrainian officials have been accusing Russians of committing war crimes, saying new satellite images from Mariupol are evidence of such crimes. Thousands could reportedly be buried in these graves, which were found to be at least 20 times bigger than the ones discovered earlier this month in the city of Bucha.