Video released by Russian sources shows what appears to be a Ka-52 attack helicopter flying home after literally eating a direct hit from Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire. Instead of being shot down after having half of the tail boom completely removed however, the helicopter decides to defy gravity and go home regardless.

I don't want to see a single soul bashing Ace in the comments. He's got us all on this one.

This looks like some kind of lizard that ejected from its tail in an attempt to escape a larger predator, and honestly I'm impressed.

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