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A daredevil is fighting for his life after falling from the fourth floor of a block of flats.
The unnamed man was caught on camera by neighbours as he attempted to climb down the outside of the building.
But onlookers watched in horror as the man lost his grip and plummeted to the icy ground below in the city of Chelyabinsk in south central Russia.
Cameraman Konstantin Sergeev, who lives in the building opposite, said the man appeared to be climbing down the outside of the building when he slipped and fell.
He landed onto a snowy mound but it was not enough to cushion his fall and he was badly hurt.
The man, whose name has not been released, was rushed by ambulance to hospital with multiple injuries.
Doctors say that he remains in a critical condition.
The video of the incident is proving popular online where it has sparked a debate about what inspired the man to attempt such a reckless stunt.
Poster 'tlt ltt' said: 'I hope he is alive', while 'duslik' added: 'Poor guy, he was either hit by spring fever or God knows what happened in one of these apartments that he had to act this way.'