Man reportedly dies after he shoots himself at point-blank range to test the strength of bulletproof vest
The young man, called Domovoi by the media, shot himself with a Stechkin automatic pistol while trying to test a bulletproof vest in the troubled Donbass region of Ukraine
A pro-Russian fighter was filming himself testing the strength of a bulletproof vest in Ukraine when he deliberately shot himself in the stomach sustaining critical injuries in the process. While many social media reports asserted that the man died after the incident, these claims are yet to be confirmed.
The reported incident occurred in the troubled region of Donbass — the unofficial name for the Donetsk and Luhansk coal mining regions in eastern Ukraine, Daily Mail reported.
The young man, called "Domovoi" (house-elf) by the Ukranian media, can be seen in the video loading a Stechkin automatic pistol while wearing a dark bulletproof vest.