Seconds to spare: Video shows man narrowly escaping Russian drone strike near Kyiv

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Incredible CCTV footage shows a man escape a strike by a Russian droneby seconds.

The pedestrian is shown walking by a playground while checking his phone.

He stops to look up after appearing to hear the explosive device coming,before sprinting for cover.

Near miss: Man escapes the blast as drone detonates

Seconds later the drone impacts in a ball of fire where he had been standing.

The near miss comes after Ukraine claimed to have obtained Russian documents setting out a new strategy to hit civilian targets ahead of the winter.

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