By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-03 20:56:44 | Updated at 2025-01-05 19:45:29
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A bloodied Russian soldier who killed a Ukrainian fighter in a savage knife fight has been pictured for the first time since the horrific clash.
The man, believed to be called Tuta, was seen slashing the Ukrainian near the ruins of a blitzed building.
But in an incredible moment captured on bodycam footage the pair emotionally paid their respects to each other as the wounded Ukrainian fighter took his final breaths.
The Russian soldier knelt beside the dying Ukrainian as he sent a final message to his mother.
Now pictures and videos of the Russian fighter, believed to be from the Republic of Sakha in North Siberia, have begun circulating on social media.
There have been calls from Russian war channels for the soldier to be decorated for his bravery.
In the dramatic bodycam footage filmed by the Ukrainian, the two men can first be seen opening fire at each other.
The Ukrainian then manages to reach his opponent and grabs the Russian's automatic rifle, leading to a struggle which results in the Putin fighter pulling his knife and viciously slashing his rival in the thigh.
A bloodied Russian soldier who killed a Ukrainian fighter in a savage knife fight has been pictured for the first time since the horrific clash
A screengrab from the dramatic bodycam footage that showed a bloody knife fight between the two soldiers
Pictures and videos of the Russian fighter, believed to be from the Republic of Sakha in North Siberia, have begun circulating on social media
The two fighters can be heard hurling insults at each other, with the Ukrainian warrior angrily telling his enemy: 'You came to [invade] my homeland'.
The Russian soldier wins the knife battle and the Ukrainian fighter falls to the ground after being slashed.
The unidentified defeated fighter, now losing blood, then sends a message to his mother as he takes his final breaths.
'That's it, Mum. Goodbye'.
The Russian soldier then comes to the wounded fighter and kneels beside him.
'You cut my whole body open', the Ukrainian fighter cries out.
As he lies wounded, the Ukrainian pleads for the Russian to let him die alone.
But he salutes his foe, saying: 'I want to die myself. Thank you. You were the best fighter in the world.
The emotional moment occurred after a rare hand-to-hand combat fight that led to a knife battle between a Ukrainian soldier and a Russian soldier
The Russian soldier can be seen briefly placing a hand on his Ukrainian rival
The footage is reported to be from Trudove, in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine and is believed to have been filmed in autumn but only released now
'Goodbye, you were better.'
The Russian fighter - also wounded in the fight - backs off and tells him: 'Goodbye.'
The Russian's knife is clearly visible as he backs off, with blood seen on his face.
The defeated Ukrainian then pulls the pin on his grenade in an attempt to take his own life.
Russian accounts of the incident claim the grenade explosion left the Ukrainian even more wounded, with his hand blown off, but still alive.
He then told the Russian to 'finish me off'.
The footage is reported to be from Trudove, in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, and is believed to have been filmed in autumn but only released now.
