We get terrified whenever we hear words like missile launches, firearms, or bomb explosions, but what about those who face this for real? They keep themselves confined to safe places in order to struggle for their lives. But one video of a soldier munching on chips while missiles are fired behind him has gone viral.
A video of a snack-loving Ukrainian soldier is making the rounds on the internet. The soldier can be seen stuffing his mouth with the snack as he moves away from a missile-launching vehicle in the clip. Wearing his uniform, the soldier appears entirely unconcerned. He seems unconcerned as the vehicle in the background fires missiles one after another.
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The bizarre video is shared on Twitter by Defence Reporter for the Kyiv Independent, Illia Ponomarenko with the caption ‘Advertising chips Suite’. Since uploaded, the video has garnered around 50k views and is gaining a lot of attention from the users.
One of the users wrote When you are confident enough that your Machine Learning model will work on production as well..no war please. Another wrote When you are badass enough to munch on a bag of chips while firing rockets at enemy targets.
Me ignoring my life falling apart, said another user. That’s what TRANQUILITY really looks like, said the fourth user. The fifth user commented, What a photo! What a photographer! What a soldier! What a nation!
The soldier was commended for having the guts to consume a bag of chips while casually walking around near a military vehicle that was firing missiles into the air.
Others, on the other hand, argued that the video was normalizing war’s horrors, as one user put it: “The sense of normalcy that this conflict is developing is horrific.”
Another person wrote, No way, I’m sorry, my love for chips has faded, which is why I can’t be so hasty. This guy is a pro, and the cameraman is a beast, therefore this is a fantastic photo.