A Russian military training exercise took a dangerous turn when a Soviet-era YakB-12.7 machine gun spun out of control, ejecting its operator from the mount. The incident occurred as the weapon was being repurposed for use as a ground-based anti-drone system.
Viral video footage shows the heavy machine gun rotating erratically. In the clip, the gun operator is thrown from the mount, while another soldier is seen narrowly avoiding the wildly firing weapon. No casualties were reported in the incident, according to the New York Post, which reported on the video.
The machine gun, a YakB-12.7, is a Soviet-era weapon typically mounted on helicopters.