The same day the man from Yakutia Region gave an interview to RT describing the circumstances of the deadly hand-to-hand fight with a Ukrainian soldier
Elon Musk has commented on a video of a Russian soldier who killed a Ukrainian servicemember with a knife in intense hand-to-hand combat, which went viral earlier this week. On Friday, the Russian soldier, an ethnic Yakut, gave an interview to RT, after several Russian Telegram channels shared a highly disturbing eight-minute body-cam video filmed near the village of Trudovoye in Russia’s Donetsk Region that dates back to last autumn.
In the clip, the now-deceased Ukrainian servicemember approaches a dilapidated building and engages in a short-range frenetic firefight with a Russian soldier. The two end up in hand-to-hand combat, with the body-cam wearer succumbing after being stabbed several times.
As the Ukrainian lies bleeding on the ground, he is heard telling the Russian: “Let me die in peace. I want to go on my own. Thank you. You were the greatest fighter in the world.” The Russian, also covered in blood, stands up and leaves.
Commenting on the story, Musk wrote on X on Friday: “I have a WW1 trench knife embedded in my bedroom wall just in case. 1917 edition. More useful than a gun in close quarters.”
I have a WW1 trench knife embedded in my bedroom wall just in case. 1917 edition. More useful than a gun in close quarters.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 3, 2025
RT interviewed the Russian soldier in the clip, Andrey Grigoryev, 35, who joined the army as a volunteer. He revealed the circumstances that led to the knife fight, explaining that the Ukrainian had killed one of his friends and that he did not have any way of evading hand-to-hand combat, even though his enemy was bigger and stronger.
BRUTAL EXCLUSIVE: Hero shows how he fought off Ukrainian soldier who stabbed him and killed friend:
‘I took the shard and stuck it in his eye so he let go’.
Exclusive RT interview and fight footage below pic.twitter.com/acR4c5bS5o— RT (@RT_com) January 3, 2025
Asked why he did not deliver the final blow after the fight, Grigoryev said he knew his enemy would not be able to get up. “He had two knife neck wounds and was stabbed three times near the heart,” he said.
Commenting on the end of the fight and the Ukrainian’s remarks, Grigoryev said: “We – Russians and Yakuts – are taught from childhood: In any situation, you have to remain human.”
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