Overview
- A Ukrainian soldier using the handle @lanevychs on X shared images and a video of a 2020 MacBook Air with a jagged hole from an artillery fragment.
- The machine powered on with portions of the screen still visible and interactive, with Tom's Hardware noting the missing "K" key after the impact.
- Reports explain that the aluminum unibody and layered display assembly could plausibly slow or deflect an irregular fragment in a single instance.
- Journalists underscore that consumer laptops carry no NIJ or STANAG ballistic rating and that one field incident does not equate to certified protection.
- Safety guidance warns that punctured lithium‑ion batteries can vent or ignite, and the owner said repair costs could match the price of a new laptop.