Bodycam footage shows Ukrainian soldiers stalking through trenches and ... trends now
Extraordinary footage has revealed the breathless intensity of trench warfare in eastern Ukraine, with Ukrainian soldiers firing at Russian troops just yards away from them.
Footage shows the Ukrainian soldiers stalking through a Russian trench in the Donetsk region and shooting dead one of Vladimir Putin's men.
Video captured on helmet cameras also shows Ukrainian soldiers firing at Russian soldiers from their small bunkers amidst warped tree roots blackened by artillery fire.
In the clip, Ukrainian soldiers fire their automatic weapons from their positions at Russian soldiers, while a tank provides support to the troops.
The Ukrainian troops were then seen in drone footage running across a no man's land reminiscent of a desolate First World War battlefield and storming a trench before capturing the Russian position.
One Ukrainian soldier is seen edging his way down the narrow trench and throwing a grenade towards where he believed enemy soldiers were hiding in the suspenseful footage. As soon as he spots a Russian soldier, he quickly opens fire and shoots him dead.
Video captured on helmet cameras also shows Ukrainian soldiers firing at Russian soldiers from their small bunkers amidst warped tree roots blackened by artillery fire
Extraordinary footage has revealed the breathless intensity of trench warfare in eastern Ukraine, with Ukrainian soldiers firing at Russian troops just yards away from them
The Ukrainian troops were then seen in drone footage running across a no man's land reminiscent of a desolate First World War battlefield and storming a Russian trench before capturing it
One Ukrainian soldier is seen edging his way down the narrow trench and throwing a grenade towards where he believed enemy soldiers were hiding in the suspenseful footage.
As soon as he spots a Russian soldier, he quickly opens fire and shoots him dead.
The six-minute footage showed Ukrainian soldiers in an intense battle and firing at the Russian soldiers before there was a pause in hostilities while they reloaded their weapons and smoked cigarettes to calm their nerves.
The footage then shows a Ukrainian soldier being handed ammunition magazines before the sound of gunfire can be heard breaking out in the distance.
The incredible raw footage was obtained from the K2 Combat Group of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday.
The battalion shared the video and said: 'An ordinary six and a half minutes of ordinary fighters of the ordinary mechanised battalion K2 Combat Group of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
'No editing, no filters, no decorations. With blood, sweat, and smoke. This is how we bring victory closer.'
They also said that the images were filmed in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
It comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top military command agreed today to continue to defend Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
Following a meeting involving the president, top government officials and military commanders, Zelensky's office said in a statement: 'After considering the defensive operation in the Bakhmut direction, all members ... expressed a common position to continue holding and defending the city of Bakhmut.'
Earlier, Ukrainian soldiers said Russian troops keep coming in waves along the frontline in eastern Ukraine - a sign of no letup in Russia's winter offensive despite Moscow having failed to secure any big victories so far.
