A resident of Transbaikalia tried to shoot a cigarette bear, mistaking it for a person.
A man was collecting cedar cones in the forest and noticed a "short man with a backpack." He caught up with him, slapped him on the back and asked him to light a cigarette.
Instead of a backpack, he felt wool - they both screamed in panic. The Russian hurried to look for the gun, but the clubbed foot decided not to wait for a smoke break and ran away.