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This is the terrifying moment soldiers in the Russian army were forced to dive for cover after a rocket exploded in a botched military exerices.

The troops, dressed in military uniform, are seen casually chatting as they record the launch while chatting - before they realise the exercise has gone horribly wrong.

Seconds after shooting into the sky, the S-300 missile appears to lose momentum and begins to plummet back down to earth.

For the next few moments the footage is blurry as the soldiers have clearly been forced to dive for cover as the rocket loudly explodes just metres away.

As the camera pans around the group, the soldiers laugh nervously after realising they are safe from the blast.

It is not clear where the military exercise took place.

Earlier this week, a hilarious clip emerged of a Russian army training exercises.

The soldiers were caught on camera as they chanted the lyrics to the cheesy 90s pop hit Barbie Girl as they marched through their training facility.