The 32-year-old managed to capture the harrowing experience on video.
The clip shows Nazarov and others riding on the tank on a sand dune at the 'Fighting Steel' festival. The tank can be seen coming up on a mound and throwing the young man and two children off and under its treads as it descends. People are heard yelling "he's under the tank," and "call an ambulance." A voice is then heard saying, "It's ok, everything's alright."
All things considered, the man made it out relatively unharmed, suffering a bruised rib and breaking his ankle after falling under the 5.8 ton war machine. Two others, a nine-year-old boy and a fifteen-year-old, got off with minor bruises.
The tank was driven by 49-year-old tank driver.
Investigators are looking into the incident.
