Ukrainian soldier does 'Pikachu dance' while gunfire rings out

A Ukrainian soldier is going viral for doing a 'Pikachu dance' to lift spirits while gunfire is heard ringing out on the battlefield around them.

In the clip shared by the Defence of Ukraine’s Twitter account, the camouflaged soldier is seen in the snow, doing the cheery dance made famous by the iconic yellow Pokemon character.

'Winter has never been an obstacle to a good mood', they wrote.

Many have been quick to praise the high mood of those fighting, despite being nine months into Putin's war.

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[tommcallister]

Somehow I get the sense that Ukrainian morale is a wee bit higher than that of the opposing side.

[ianboyle]

How could anyone not love this? Your country's getting invaded, you're having to fight in the snow, and you can find it in yourself do this? Talk about moral fibre. Gold.

[Formulka]

This is so incredibly cute and sad at the same time. I hope she and her friends on the front line are safe.

[P-Mouse]

hey... gotta move to keep warm you know

[rhonbae]

Enjoy life as it comes there may be no tomorrow 🌞 that oversized combat helmet made her look even cuter

[FoolOfATuque]

Imagine being so fragile that a video like that bothers you? Seems pretty sad the state of masculinity in this country.

[benjaminedelman]

Regular people fighting a war. God bless you and your team, stay safe and power to Ukraine

[jakuborsl]

It is cute and terrifying at the same time. It is hard to describe how I feel but I'm sure everyone with sould and at least average mental capacity feels the same. Having fun, not losing their minds and still being humans even though bullets are flying around them. I'm glad they are still having a little bit of fun during this tough times but I can't unsee the terrifying side of what they have to go through

[NTraveller]

Don't be afraid for the girl. It's at a shooting range

[richardallen]

Spirit and resilience russia will never overcome
🇺🇦🇬🇧❤

[marylinbelcher]

Love it! Great job! Great stress relief and keeps you warm!

[singletona]

Her home is burning. Her harvest has been trampeled and fields left abandoned. There is LITERALLY gunfire ranging out. She's doing the one thign she can in the moment to not be overwhelmed by the stress of it all.

The people crowing over this need to just... shush. Let the lady dance.

[RaidenX]

I hope to see them make it through all this.

[Antifrost]

I don't know how long this soldier's been waiting to bust out those moves but it was worth it.

[Yachirobi]

She's slaying with her dance. I'm glad she's making some people mad because she's exposing them.

[B_Battle_Droid]

"Ivan, why is enemy dancing in firefight?"

[Michael_Herold]

She don't need to take off her helmet, She won my love now.

[tazahawk]

She is amazing, so full of life on the battlefield. Sending her and her fellow soldiers much love!

[Usagizaka]

Seriously though, what does pikachu have to do with this?

[Sigfried]

The people complaining about this have never been in a situation so stressful they couldn't just have their daddy buy them out of it.