Ukrainian soldier watches buddy step on mine

This Ukrainian GoPro-style footage captures the moment two soldiers' lives are changed forever. As the cameraman and his buddy run toward an unspecified location or objective, the lead man trips and falls, laughing. As any warfighter or first responder can tell you, even in spite of ongoing trauma, humor still exists. It's one of the most prevalent coping measures we have for dealing with the horrors. However, the horror comes knocking a few seconds later. The soldier's fall allows the cameraman to overtake him, and just a few feet ahead, the cameraman steps on a mine, which explodes. Perhaps not in the moment, but at some point, the soldier who fell is going to have to face some awful questions and uncertainties. What if he hadn't fallen? Would it be him who tripped the mine? Would they have both skirted it as they ran side by side? It is not immediately certain whether the cameraman survived, but even on the seemingly slim chance, it's safe to say neither will be the same again. Both war and survivor's guilt are terrible things, and they actively make each other worse.